15 Facts About Gianna Jessen

Gianna Jessen was born on April 6,1977 and is an American anti-abortion activist.

Gianna Jessen was born during a failed instillation abortion attempt.

Gianna Jessen was born April 6,1977, in Los Angeles, California.

Gianna Jessen's medical records indicate that she was born in the 30th week of pregnancy to a 17-year-old girl during a failed saline abortion.

Gianna Jessen weighed 2.5 pounds at birth, and was born with cerebral palsy, a motor condition that affects various areas of body movement, which she says was caused by the abortion attempt.

Gianna Jessen spent three months in the hospital before being placed in foster care.

Gianna Jessen's career as an activist began in 1991, when she was 14, after her adoptive mother, Diana DePaul, told Gianna Jessen she was born to a 17-year-old girl, during a failed abortion attempt.

Gianna Jessen said she's forgiven her birth mother, but is not interested in a relationship with her, citing a strong relationship with her adoptive mother.

Gianna Jessen has campaigned against exceptions to late-term abortion laws, on the grounds of fetal disability, citing her own disability.

Gianna Jessen appeared on the Maury Povich Show with her adoptive mother in 1991.

In 1995, four years after Gianna Jessen was placed in the national spotlight, author Jessica Shaver published a biography on Gianna Jessen.

In early 1996, Festival of Light Australia sponsored an Australian tour, during which Gianna Jessen spoke at venues in all states and territories.

In December 2005 Gianna Jessen travelled to London to support a campaign to reduce the number of abortions under the UK Abortion Act and to speak at a parliamentary meeting at the House of Commons.

In September 2008, Gianna Jessen was in Canberra, Australia, sponsored by the Australian Christian Lobby, to lobby federal politicians on late term abortions.

In September 2015, Gianna Jessen testified at a Congressional hearing investigating Planned Parenthood's practices regarding fetal tissue donation, following the Planned Parenthood 2015 undercover videos controversy.