About two years later, on May 20, 1998, Muriel Patterson, a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, read excerpts of Jessen's 1995 biography to the Western Australian Legislative Council during the then-pending Acts Amendment (Abortion) Bill. In his speech at the 2002 signing of the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act President George W. Bush mentioned Jessen, acknowledging her presence and extending his appreciation.
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