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Thursday, May 11, 2006
Celebrating Life Amidst the Insanity
They say that Gianna Jessen shouldn't even be alive. The frail 29 year old suffers from cerebral palsy, and needed support to stand and sing a patriotic song this past Monday at the closing of the Colorado state legislative session. But her physical fraility isn't caused by any genetic or "natural" birth defect, but is the result of the aftermath of a botched abortion attempt. She is a survior.

Rep. Ted Harvey, a Republican from Highlands Ranch, invited Jessen to sing for members of the House as they began their last floor session for the year. Harvey explained that Jessen shouldn't be there to sing the song and told lawmakers how she survived an abortion and was left with cerebral palsy as a result of it. Jessen, who is 29, wasn't expected to even crawl as a toddler, but is now able to run marathons.Jessen said she was surprised but humbled that Harvey told her story."We need to discuss the humanity of it. I'm glad to be able to speak up for children in the womb," she said. "If abortion is about women's rights, where were my rights?"

But some lawmakers weren't that thrilled to see Gianna. Did you catch what she said about civil rights? They just don't want to hear that. The unborn human, but they aren't legal persons, so they have no rights. And when they realized that they beautiful young woman that they entire legislature had been singing along with only moments before, was an abortion survivor, abortion advocates were livid, and said so. They called her presents a "stunt", and lambasted Harvey for bringing her to the session, calling it "dispicable".

I have to ask - what's dispicable about honoring the life of a beautiful, courageous young woman? I can see what's dispciable about attempting to rip her to limb from limb, or poison her in the womb. But to celebrate her life? Ah - but here's the kicker - the day she sang her song was the day that the legislature was supposed to vote to honor the 90th anniversary of Planned Parenthood...

Harvey stated: "that it wasn't his intention to push any agenda but to honor a woman who has survived long odds to take on life."

Thank you Mr. Harvey, for showinng us yet again how truly "dispicable" the pro-death advocates really are! When faced with living, breathing proof of the criminality of abortion, they blanch, blither, and bluster. Lord have mercy on us all!

http://www.lifenews.com/state1649.html
Written at 1:58 AM by Luminaria2112.
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