Gianna Jessen, an abortion survivor who was featured in a September TV ad by the anti-abortion group BornAliveTruth.org, is speaking out in a new spot (subscription) against what she calls personal attacks by Barack Obama.
"Seen this ad? In it, Senator Obama personally attacks me," Jessen says of an Obama campaign spot that called her previous ad with the 527 group a "despicable lie." Jessen assures viewers that she's "dealt with worse. I’ve survived an abortion." She then reiterates the message from her first ad, that Obama has voted repeatedly against providing medical care for infants who survive abortions. She also recounts Obama's comment during a forum at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church in August that determining when babies are endowed with human rights is "above his pay grade."
BornAliveTruth.org is spending about $90,000 to run the new spot in Cleveland between now and Election Day. The group has also gotten some help from Focus on the Family Action, James Dobson's Colorado-based organization that advocates for family issues, which has agreed to spend $500,000 airing a radio version of Jessen's first TV ad on Colorado stations.
"We want to make sure voters are aware of Barack Obama’s extreme stance on abortion," BornAliveTruth.org Executive Director Jill Stanek said in a press release.