Over 65 million Americans have lost their lives as victims of abortion since 1973.
In 1977, a young nurse working in the obstetrics unit of a West Virginia hospital stumbled upon an abandoned newborn left to die in a “dirty utility room”. She was unaware that the Roe vs. Wade decision passed prior made this atrocity legal.
After being reprimanded for bringing this revelation to staff’s attention, and against instruction to “do nothing”, she held the infant, baptized him and declared “I name you John. I will tell the world what I saw here today. I will be your voice.” 36 years later, Maryann Lawhon kept her promise.
River-Song Productions presents “The Voice of John”, a documentary which exposes the truth about abortion and the pro-choice laws that support it. This film presents a forensic examination into the Pro-Life movement since 1973. It exposes the truth behind abortion and euthanasia from the perspectives of the doctors, nurses, clergy and politicians who are responsible for it as well those who oppose it.
Please pray for “The Voice of John” and consider partnering with The VOICE of JOHN. Together we can change the world.
Biography
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Maryann Smith Lawhon, CEO, The VOICE of JOHN
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Maryann Lawhon is the executive director of the documentary “The Voice of John;” an effort to fulfill a promise she made to a little baby after he had been aborted and left to die on a dirty utility room counter. Before he died, she promised him she would be his voice and describes a major purpose of her life was to BE “The Voice of John.” 
 
Maryann is the CEO of the VOICE of JOHN Ministry, a 501c3 affiliate of the Pennsylvania Prolife Federation. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Northeast Region of Pennsylvanians for Human Life and was past President of the Hazleton Chapter of PHL for 4 decades. She is an educator, the author of The VOICE of JOHN Curriculum, a series of programs geared gently for grades K-12, College, and adult audiences. A national speaker, and host of JMJ Catholic Radio’s weekly program “The VOICE of JOHN with Maryann Lawhon” featuring an array of topics addressing the issues of abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, assisted suicide, “incompatible with life” statements, genetic anomalies, and a magnificent array of topics which speak to the dignify and sacredness of every human life.
A native of Scranton, she graduated from Scranton State General Hospital School of Nursing and attended the University of Scranton. A holistic practitioner, she went on to become certified in message therapy and therapeutic touch. Her interest in geriatrics and working with older adults led her to become certified as a validation worker, providing her with an effective method to communicate with individuals at various stages of dementia. More recently she trained as a life coach, specializing in work with women facing a crisis pregnancy as well as patients and families with issues related to aging and dementia.
 
From womb to tomb, life is sacred, valuable, a gift from a loving God: her work and education has been to uphold these truths personally and professionally. When asked to do her “bio” she simply looked at the word and concluded that it is not the academic accomplishments, titles or letters after one’s name, but very simply, the contributions you give to a world by living the purpose that God intended for you. She is a wife, the mother of four, the grandmother of seven, a nurse, a caregiver, and the VOICE of a baby named JOHN.
