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PLANNED PARENTHOOD
656 W. GURLEY ST.
PRESCOTT, AZ 86305-3620
928-776-0420
TAPE – 577
(dialing sounds) (ringing 3X)
CLINIC: Planned Parenthood of Prescott. This is Louise.
CALLER: Hi. Yeah. I was wondering, do you guys do abortions there?
CLINIC: No, we don’t, but I can give you the phone number to call.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: It’s in our Phoenix clinic, and the area code is 602. And the phone number is 277-1168.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: All right?
CALLER: Well, do you know — like I’m just worried about all this because like — well I’ll be 14 next month.
CLINIC: Um-hum.
CALLER: And my friend told me that they would have to tell my parents.
CLINIC: No.
CALLER: But my boyfriend’s 22. Is he old enough to take care of it and they wouldn’t have to tell anybody?
CLINIC: There is no statute on the books right now where you have to be a certain age.
CALLER: Really?
CLINIC: Um-hum.
CALLER: Okay. Well, could I come in there for a pregnancy test to see if I was pregnant?
CLINIC: Um-hum.
CALLER: I just am worried because I haven’t had my period since December 26.
CLINIC: Yeah. You can drop in. Um-hum.
CALLER: Okay. Well, how much does that cost?
CLINIC: It’s $10, but if you’re 14 you don’t have to pay.
CALLER: Oh. Well, my boyfriend said that he would pay for everything.
CLINIC: Well, if he wants to pay $10, he can.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Well, it’s just — we were talking about all this, and we decided we don’t want a whole bunch of people to know about us. Would he have to sign anything if he was paying?
CLINIC: No, but that’s not the point. Just come in and have your pregnancy test. You don’t have to pay for it.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Well, if it ended up that I wasn’t pregnant —
CLINIC: Um-hum.
CALLER: — could I get birth control that day?
CLINIC: Yes. I mean, we could set you up with birth control, sure.
CALLER: Well, how long would it take?
CLINIC: An hour.
CALLER: Oh, really?
CLINIC: Um-hum.
CALLER: Okay. Well, if I was on birth control would you guys have to tell anybody about that?
CLINIC: No.
CALLER: Okay. I’m just worried. I just, I don’t want anybody to find out. So.
CLINIC: Let’s do one thing at a time. We’ll first do the pregnancy test, see what happens, and then we’ll go from there.
CALLER: Okay. Well, are you guys open tomorrow?
CLINIC: Yes.
CALLER: Really?
CLINIC: Um-hum.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Now, there’s no practitioner here tomorrow, so we could just do a pregnancy test tomorrow.
CALLER: Oh. Well, what time are you open tomorrow?
CLINIC: At 9:30.
CALLER: 9:30? Well, when do you close?
CLINIC: We’ll be here until 4:30.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Well, so, so if I came tomorrow and I did the pregnancy test would I be able to get birth control if it came out that I wasn’t pregnant, or —
CLINIC: No.
CALLER: Oh.
CLINIC: We’d just schedule an appointment for you then.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Well, how long would it be before I could get an appointment then?
CLINIC: Probably a week or two.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: All right?
CALLER: All right. Okay. So if I — well the only thing is like, I can’t drive yet. But would my boyfriend be able to pick up like the birth control pills?
CLINIC: Let’s first take care of the pregnancy test.
CALLER: All right.
CLINIC: And then we’ll go from there.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Great.
CALLER: Okay. Well, if I thought of any questions could I call and ask for you?
CLINIC: No. I suggest you come in tomorrow.
CALLER: Oh.
CLINIC: You can ask your questions tomorrow.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: All right.
CALLER: Well, should I talk to you?
CLINIC: It’s not important that you talk to me. You can talk to anyone who’s here.
CALLER: Oh, all right.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Bye bye.
CALLER: Bye.
(phone clicks)
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