Jane Fonda is opening up about the legacy she wants to leave ahead of her 85th birthday.
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"I founded it 28 years ago at a time when Georgia had the highest rate of teen pregnancy," Fonda said of the organization."I met kids that were 10,11,12 who were having babies. It's very hard to take advantage of opportunities that come along if you're young and you have a baby. It's very hard to have a future when you're young and have a baby."
"Teen pregnancy has dropped here 73 percent [since the organization was founded], and I can't say that that's all GCAPP," she continued."GCAPP, though, is the only organization that has kept this issue on the front burner." "When you teach a young person how their body works and how to protect themselves, they gain agency. They also learn a lot of things like decision making and team building and trust, and a lot of life skills become theirs," Fonda shared."It has really made a difference for tens of thousands of young people."
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