Jane Fonda makes guest appearance at state Capitol (to fight teen pregnancy)

[Doondoo]

Jane Fonda made a guest appearance at the state Capitol on Tuesday to discuss initiatives to reduce teen pregnancy and support young mothers with state lawmakers.

In 1995, Fonda founded the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, an organization that seeks to address some of the underlying social problems such as poverty and child abuse that can lead to adolescent pregnancy.

Last year, G-CAPP unveiled its goal of reducing teen pregnancies statewide by 15 percent by 2015. The campaign also coordinates programs such as the Doula Project, an initiative that pairs a pregnant teen with an older woman from her community for advice and support during pregnancy, childbirth and the first few weeks after delivery.

“There’s a lot they can do,” Fonda said about state lawmakers and their ability to help reduce teen pregnancies across the state.


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