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We Can No Longer Waste Time And Money. Every Day, More Than 2,000 Girls In America, Age 15-19, Give Birth - In The Wealthiest, Most Educated Nation In The World! Neither You Nor I Should Accept This Statistic.

-Jane Fonda

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We Can No Longer

Jane Fonda

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We Can No Longer Waste Time And Money. Every Day, More Than 2,000 Girls In America, Age 15-19, Give Birth - In The Wealthiest, Most Educated Nation In The World! Neither You Nor I Should Accept This Statistic.

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