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| '''Gianna Jessen''' (born ], ] in ]) is a ] advocate and symbol. | '''Gianna Jessen''' (born ], ] in ]) is a ] advocate and symbol. | ||
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Jessen was born over a month premature after a failed abortion attempt by her mother. Because of this, she was forced to live with physical disabilities. Doctors predicted that she would be ], a "vegetable" and "]" for life — never walking. According to Jessen, 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 |
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 is a ], and credits ] with preserving her life. | ||
| Jessen testified before the ] on ], ] against partial-birth abortions and again in ] in support of the Born Alive Infant Act. She 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 testified before the ] on ], ] against partial-birth abortions and again in ] in support of the Born Alive Infant Act. She 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?" | ||
| In May, ], she ran a twenty-six-mile marathon in ], where she lives. | |||
| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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Gianna Jessen (born April 6, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is a Pro-life advocate and symbol.
Jessen was born over a month premature after a failed abortion attempt by her mother. Because of this, she was forced to live with physical disabilities. Doctors predicted that she would be blind, a "vegetable" and "crippled" for life — never walking. According to Jessen, 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 is a Christian, and credits Jesus with preserving her life.
Jessen 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. She 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?"
In May, 2005, she ran a twenty-six-mile marathon in Nashville, where she lives.