She was then placed with a foster family specializing in high-risk babies. The doctors said Gianna would never be able to sit up by herself, let alone walk, run, jump, and play like "normal" children. The abortion procedure had deprived her brain of oxygen and had left her with severe cerebal palsy.
But at the age of three she was defying the medical experts and walking with the aid of a walker. She has undergone a number of painful operations that have enhanced her muscular control and coordination. When interviewed in , when she was 14 years old, Gianna said "I still limp," the effervescent teenager said, "but I can walk, run, dance, and jump.
Maybe not as well as you or a lot of other people, but I do O. In an interview, Gianna told The New American that she has added rock climbing to her repertoire of athletic skills. Since she discovered the truth about her birth, Gianna has been a highly effective champion for the pro-life cause. With an angelic singing voice, a winning personality, and a uniquely compelling and heroic survival story, she has dramatically impacted audiences worldwide.
On that occasion she said:. They are all thankful for life When I speak, I speak not only for myself, but for the other survivors It is tissue or otherwise when the time is not right. A baby is a baby when miscarriage takes place at two, three, four months.
A baby is called tissue or a clump of cells when an abortion takes place at two, three, four months. Why is that? I see no difference. Abortion supporter Patricia Schroeder D-CO , who boycotted the hearing, protested that it was intended to "undermine the public's consistent and overwhelming support for Roe v.
But other audiences have been more interested in, and more receptive to, Gianna's story. Although her amazing story has been largely censored by the pro-abort media, thanks to The Maury Povich Show, The Club, and Focus on the Family, Gianna's story has reached national television and radio audiences.
About 20, abortions are performed in Victoria each year under the protection of a Supreme Court ruling. Of these, about occur beyond 20 weeks.
Under a bill introduced into the Victorian Parliament, women will be able to have an abortion free from prosecution during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Late-term abortions would be allowed if at least two doctors believe it is appropriate on medical grounds, taking into account "the woman's current and future physical, psychological and social circumstances".
The bill has the backing of both Premier John Brumby and Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu, although prominent members on both sides oppose it. They have been given a conscience vote. The Australian Medical Association supports the bill.
Senator Barnett said he fully understood how women may be offended by male commentary on abortion, and he understood the intimacy of the pain suffered by women who considered having an abortion.
But he said he was more persuaded by the rights of a child to live and grow up. Abortion survivor joins debate. Please try again later. The Sydney Morning Herald.
By Barry Prismall August 31, —
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