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Abortion: A new hotline tries to cool down a rising abortion rate in Florida | Jamie Dean

When Kizzy Coleman walked into the Women's Help Center in Jacksonville, Fla., six years ago, she faced a true "crisis pregnancy": At 21 years old, Ms. Coleman was the mother of two children, she was in an abusive relationship, she had just been evicted from her home, and she had just learned she was pregnant.

Counselors at the pregnancy care center told Ms. Coleman the facts about abortion and urged her not to abort her unborn child. Instead, they counseled her to consider parenting or adoption, and offered resources to help with either choice. Ms. Coleman chose parenting; her daughter, Annicea, is now 5 years old.

Earlier this month, Ms. Coleman and Annicea joined Florida Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings at the Women's Help Center to announce an initiative that would provide $4 million to encourage women facing unplanned pregnancies to carry their unborn children to term. The proposal by Gov. Jeb Bush's administration includes a toll-free hotline to connect women with organizations that present alternatives to abortion, as well as to parenting classes and other assistance for up to a year after a child is born.