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He Was the Most Powerful Doctor in America... Until an Ultrasound Changed Everything
The true story of Dr. Bernard Nathanson: the atheist physician, one of the founders of America's largest abortion movement, who after declaring himself responsible for 75,000 abortions found faith and the mercy of God — all the way to his Catholic baptism in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York.
He was one of the most powerful and feared men in American medicine. Then the very science he had helped advance opened his eyes, and a long road of guilt and searching led him where no one could have imagined: on his knees, before the God he had mocked his whole life. This is one of the greatest conversion and forgiveness stories of the 20th century — proof that the Mercy of God is greater than any past.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 One Doctor, 75,000 Lives
0:32 The Revolutionary Behind Abortion in America
1:48 The Secret He Hid for Decades
2:50 Science Opens His Eyes
4:19 The Torment of an Atheist Without Forgiveness
5:50 The People Who Prayed for Their Enemies
7:09 Discovering Divine Mercy
8:22 Baptized at St. Patrick's
9:40 The Final Fifteen Years
10:42 Let Us Pray Together
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SOURCES
Bernard Nathanson, The Hand of God (autobiography, 1996)
Bernard Nathanson, Aborting America (1979)
National Catholic Register — profile and obituary (2011)
Catholic News Agency (CNA) — remarks by Fr. C. John McCloskey
Crisis Magazine / EWTN — "Bernard Nathanson's Conversion," Julia Duin (1996)
Christianity Today — "Nathanson Baptized into Catholicism" (1997)
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He Was the Most Powerful Doctor in America... Until an Ultrasound Changed Everything
The true story of Dr. Bernard Nathanson: the atheist physician, one of the founders of America's largest abortion movement, who after declaring himself responsible for 75,000 abortions found faith and the mercy of God — all the way to his Catholic baptism in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York.
He was one of the most powerful and feared men in American medicine. Then the very science he had helped advance opened his eyes, and a long road of guilt and searching led him where no one could have imagined: on his knees, before the God he had mocked his whole life. This is one of the greatest conversion and forgiveness stories of the 20th century — proof that the Mercy of God is greater than any past.
Leave your prayer in the comments — let us pray together, as one family in faith.
CHAPTERS
0:00 One Doctor, 75,000 Lives
0:32 The Revolutionary Behind Abortion in America
1:48 The Secret He Hid for Decades
2:50 Science Opens His Eyes
4:19 The Torment of an Atheist Without Forgiveness
5:50 The People Who Prayed for Their Enemies
7:09 Discovering Divine Mercy
8:22 Baptized at St. Patrick's
9:40 The Final Fifteen Years
10:42 Let Us Pray Together
🙏 If this story touched your heart, subscribe and turn on notifications to support our mission. Find more faith content and our free ebook at christianwaycenter.org
SOURCES
Bernard Nathanson, The Hand of God (autobiography, 1996)
Bernard Nathanson, Aborting America (1979)
National Catholic Register — profile and obituary (2011)
Catholic News Agency (CNA) — remarks by Fr. C. John McCloskey
Crisis Magazine / EWTN — "Bernard Nathanson's Conversion," Julia Duin (1996)
Christianity Today — "Nathanson Baptized into Catholicism" (1997)
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Christian Way is a Christian channel, a reference point for prayer. With us, you can pray every day and listen to the word of God. You can pray to God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary, the Saints, Padre Pio, Saint Rita, pray for health, pray for work, pray for the family, pray for loved ones.
In the channel, you will find:
Daily Gospel
Daily Readings
Vespers
Compline
Meditations on the word of God
Christian meditations
Bible readings
Psalms
You will also find these prayers: morning prayer, evening prayer, prayer to ask for a grace, prayer for the deceased, prayer to the Holy Spirit, simple prayer, Angelus prayer, prayer for the family, miraculous prayer, Christian meditation, prayer before going to sleep, novenas, prayer of deliverance, healing prayer.
Join us in prayer and subscribe to the channel to not miss out on new prayers, meditations, and gospel readings.
