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'''Gianna Jessen''' (born April 6, 1977 [[Los Angeles, California]]) [[Pro-life]] advocate.

'''Gianna Jessen''' (born April 6, 1977 [[Los Angeles, California]]) [[Pro-life]] advocate.

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. They even suggested that she would not want to live in such a condition. All these doctors were wrong.

Gianna Jessen was forced to be born over a month premature when her mother's attempted [[abortion]] failed. As a result, Jessen suffered physical [[disabilities]]. Doctors predicted that Jessen would be blind and crippled for life, never walking. They even suggested that she would not want to live in such a condition.{{fact}} All these doctors were wrong.

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 ran a 26 mile marathon in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] in May 2005 where she lives.

She ran a 26 mile marathon in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] in May 2005 where she lives.

== External links ==

== External links ==

* [http://members.tripod.com/~joseromia/gianna.html Gianna Jessen Story]

* [http://members.tripod.com/~joseromia/gianna.html Gianna Jessen Story]

* [http://saltshakers.org.au/pdf/102118_ISSUES_-_ABORTION_-_ARTI.pdf Testimony of Gianna Jessen]

* [http://saltshakers.org.au/pdf/102118_ISSUES_-_ABORTION_-_ARTI.pdf Testimony of Gianna Jessen]