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| '''Gianna Jessen''' (born ], ] ]) ] advocate. | '''Gianna Jessen''' (born ], ] ]) ] advocate and symbol. | ||
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| Gianna Jessen was forced to be born over a month premature when the abortion her mother attempted to have failed. Because of this Jessen was forced to live with physical disabilities. Doctors predicted that Jessen would be blind, a vegetable and crippled for life |
Gianna Jessen was forced to be born over a month premature when the abortion her mother attempted to have failed. Because of this Jessen was forced to live with physical disabilities. Doctors predicted that Jessen would be ], a "vegetable" and "]" for life — never walking. According to Jenson, some even suggested that she would not want to live in such a condition. | ||
| When she learned from her adoptive mother the truth behind her premature birth she became an advocate against abortion. She begins her speeches with this statement, "I was aborted and did not die." | When she learned from her adoptive mother the truth behind her premature birth she became an advocate against abortion. She begins her speeches with this statement, "I was aborted and did not die." | ||
| She credits ] with preserving her life and has testified before the ] on ], ] against partial-birth abortions and again in ] in support of the Born Alive Infant Act. | She credits '']'' (]) with preserving her life and has testified before the ] on ], ] against partial-birth abortions and again in ] in support of the Born Alive Infant Act. | ||
| Jessen has said, "My biological mother thought she was making a decision affecting only her. If abortion is merely about women's rights, then what were mine?" | Jessen has said, "My biological mother thought she was making a decision affecting only her. If abortion is merely about women's rights, then what were mine?" | ||
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| She ran a 26 mile marathon in ] in May ] where she lives. | She ran a 26 mile marathon in ] in May ] where she lives. | ||
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Gianna Jessen (born April 6, 1977 Los Angeles, California) Pro-life advocate and symbol.
Bio
Gianna Jessen was forced to be born over a month premature when the abortion her mother attempted to have failed. Because of this Jessen was forced to live with physical disabilities. Doctors predicted that Jessen would be blind, a "vegetable" and "crippled" for life — never walking. According to Jenson, some even suggested that she would not want to live in such a condition.
When she learned from her adoptive mother the truth behind her premature birth she became an advocate against abortion. She begins her speeches with this statement, "I was aborted and did not die."
She credits Jesus (Christian faith) with preserving her life and has testified before the United States Congress on April 22, 1996 against partial-birth abortions and again in 2000 in support of the Born Alive Infant Act.
Jessen has said, "My biological mother thought she was making a decision affecting only her. If abortion is merely about women's rights, then what were mine?"
She ran a 26 mile marathon in Nashville in May 2005 where she lives.
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