Gianna: Aborted...and Lived to Tell about It

By Jessica Shaver and Jessica Shaver Renshaw

Book Overview

"Gianna" is the incredible true story of one girl’s remarkable and courageous journey from abortion survivor to steadfast defender of life. This book isn’t about issues—it’s about a young woman’s... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561797111
• ISBN13: 9781561797110
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Great book on Gianna Jessen!

Very good book about the early life of Gianna Jessen! Gianna’s story of being aborted and surviving at only 7 months gestation is a powerful testimony of her LIFE! God has a purpose for this awesome lady and she is a true, living testament of walking in Faith through Jesus Christ, even in though she was intended to die before she was born ❤️

Note from the author

Hi! I'm Jessica Shaver and I wanted to respond to a couple of readers' comments. Yes, Gianna was really aborted. The abortionist was Dr. Edward Allred, who lives in Southern California. After thirty years of doing abortions in many locations--150,000-160,000 a year, he told me--he recently sold his business. He and I have talked about Gianna's abortion in 1977 and he says back then doctors did not have the technology to be sure how far a long a pregnancy was. So he "guess-timated" and did not use enough of the saline solution to kill her. Abortion is still legal in this country till birth. Gianna will be 30 this year (2007) and is still happy to be alive. She is based in Knoxville, TN and sings and speaks around the world. I hope you will be interested in my new book about abortion--a novel called Compelling Interests. I'd be glad to know what you think about it. (I also have a novella out, New Every Morning, under my new name, Jessica Shaver Renshaw.) Thank you for your comments! Jessica Shaver

Amazing for teens

I am a 15 year old girl and im not really a normal reader...i found this book and could not put it down..it informed me in all the dangers of having sex before marrage and i think that every teen should read this so they know the risks..it is perfect for a parent with a teen who wants their teen not to have sex or to stop having sex...I cried many times throughout the book and when i was finished i wanted to just keep reading. this book is perfect for a person who is pregnant and thinking about having an abortion....My sister read this book when she got pregnant and now she is about to have a baby girl for herself thanks to Gianna. if you get a chance...READ THIS BOOK!

Read it in less then 12 hours

Once I opened this book up I could not put it down. After reading the story of Gianna I was not only amazed by her and her upbringing, but I needed more. I did lots of research on her and her story and also on others.This is a good book and I do believe that it should be a must read for high school.

This is a must read for Pro-life and Pro-choicers...

I could not put this book down,I read the whole thing in 3 hours. This girl has gone through so much in her life,and it is scary to think that people do this to their children everyday,they are so misinformed,read this girl's story and see what kind of impact a woman's so called choice,has on her unborn child. I recommend this to anyone.

I could not put it down, a true testimony of survival

Jessica Shaver is an excellent author! Not only does she Give us the horrifying details of what it must have been like for Gianna to live through a life that started with violence and rejection but blossemed into love and acceptance, she also puts us right beside Gianna as she goes through many tumultuous events that would have most of us crying in fear to avoid! Such as Speaking before a hostile crowd in L.A. to braving a rescue with members of 'operation rescue' at an abortion clinic! Gianna's testimony is powerful and should be heard! Who better to stand up and defend the unborn child than one who has survived an attempt on her life when she was, herself one of the unborn! It's time that Gianna be heard! A voice that says: "Let's stop legally killing off our future and pass laws that once again protect the unborn from any and all harm!"