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Kentwood respects Jamie Lynn Spears

Britney and her sister's home town friends don't judge the family

Jamie Lynn Spears and sister Britney grew up in Kentwood, Louisiana and it's the kind of hometown where neighbours support each other.

Local residents aren't going to judge Jamie Lynn for getting pregnant at 16.

'We'll embrace and love the baby, just as we've loved Britney and Jamie Lynn,' family friend Connie Brabham tells People.com.

'Kentwood respects Jamie Lynn because she could have quietly gotten an abortion but chose to have the baby.

'This town has watched Britney and Jamie Lynn grow up, and we're certainly not going to turn our back on them.

'Every family goes through hard times, and Britney and Jamie Lynn know Kentwood will always be here for them.'

Some might criticise Jamie Lynn and her mum Lynne for announcing her pregnancy with a magazine deal, but Connie isn't concerned.

'The word [of the pregnancy] was going to get out, anyway,' she insists. 'Lynne was simply putting the story out on the family's terms, doing what's in her family's best interests.'

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