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BOULDER ABORTION CLINIC – DR. HEARNS
1130 ALPINE AVE.
BOULDER, CO 80304
303 / 447-1361
TAPE – 728
(Dialing, phone ringing 1x)
CLINIC: Good afternoon, Dr. Hearn’s (sp) office. How can I help you?
CALLER: Are you there?
CLINIC: Yes.
CALLER: Okay. I was calling to see if you guys do abortions there.
CLINIC: Uh-huh.
CALLER: How much does it cost for that?
CLINIC: Our fee is dependent on how far along you are in your pregnancy. Do you know?
CALLER: Not really. I just haven’t had my period since January 3rd.
CLINIC: Did you have one on January 3rd?
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: You had a normal period January 3rd?
CALLER: Uh-huh.
CLINIC: Was it a full cycle?
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: Okay. The first day would have been January 3rd?
CALLER: Uh-huh.
CLINIC: It would be a first trimester procedure, and the fee would be $1,200.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: It would be a two-day outpatient process.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Do you want to schedule an appointment?
CALLER: Well, the thing is I’m going to be 14 on the 19th of this month, and my friend told me that you guys would have to tell my parents. But my boyfriend’s 22. Could he just take care of it, and you wouldn’t have to tell anybody?
CLINIC: Well, are you in school?
CALLER: Well, I’m homeschooled.
CLINIC: And what are you going to tell your parents what you’re doing those two days?
CALLER: Well, I just go out of town a lot and visit my other friends.
CLINIC: And where do you live?
CALLER: I live in Lafayette.
CLINIC: In Lafayette? Okay. That would be up to Dr. Hearn. I could have him call you. What’s your name?
CALLER: Well, it’s Lisa. But I can’t have him call me. I’m at my friend’s house right now.
CLINIC: So there’s not a number he can reach you?
CALLER: No. Well, boyfriend was going to get a cell phone number, but he just got it, and I don’t know what the number is yet. Can I give you that?
CLINIC: Sure.
CALLER: So I would have to call him to see.
CLINIC: You don’t know what the number is?
CALLER: No, he just got it.
CLINIC: Okay. Can you hold for a second?
CALLER: Sure.
(Pause)
CLINIC: Lisa. That’s okay. Let me go ahead and schedule that for you.
CALLER: Well, I’ve got to find out when my boyfriend can bring me.
CLINIC: It would be either tomorrow and Thursday.
CALLER: Okay. What time?
CLINIC: Well, I need to schedule an appointment. It takes about 10 or 15 minutes to schedule the appointment. So whenever you figure out when he can bring you, it would be on a Wednesday and Thursday. You’re going to be here at the office for about four to five hours both days.
CALLER: Okay. So could it be next week?
CLINIC: It could be next week. Next week would be the 13th and 14th on Wednesday and Thursday? So when you find out when he can bring you, call me back and we’ll schedule an appointment for you.
CALLER: Okay. Could I go home in between though?
CLINIC: Pardon me?
CALLER: Could I go home in between the two days?
CLINIC: Oh, yeah. To Lafayette?
CALLER: Uh-huh.
CLINIC: Yeah. Lisa, what’s your last name?
CALLER: It’s Carter.
CLINIC: Carter?
CALLER: Uh-huh.
CLINIC: Okay. I will just hear from you when you decide. And just tell your boyfriend that it’s $1,200. We take cash and credit cards, Master Card, Visa, Discover.
CALLER: Yeah, we were talking about all this, and he said that he would pay for everything in cash. But we don’t want anybody to know about us. If he was paying, would he have to sign anything or fill out any forms?
CLINIC: No. But if he wants to come in with you, you both have to show a photo i.d., like a drivers license.
CALLER: Oh. Well, I don’t drive. I don’t have a drivers license.
CLINIC: Do you have a student i.d.?
CALLER: Well, I’m homeschooled.
CLINIC: Okay. Somebody is going to have to come in with you who has a photo i.d. who can sign something that says that you are who you are. Can you get a hold of a birth certificate or anything like that?
CALLER: Yeah. But it doesn’t have a picture of me.
CLINIC: Do you have your birth certificate?
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: This week you need to take your birth certificate to the place where you get a drivers license and tell them that you want a color auto i.d. And they’ll just give you a photo i.d. Tell your boyfriend that he needs to take you to the Department of Motor Vehicles, and you need to wait in line and get a photo i.d. with your birth certificate, okay?
CALLER: So then he wouldn’t have to sign anything?
CLINIC: Nope. He would not have to come into the building. If he wanted to come in with you, he would have to show his i.d. In other words, he can just give you the cash, and you can pay yourself.
CALLER: Okay. But could he pick me up then?
CLINIC: Absolutely. You can call and say I’m outside. You can come outside now. You can call from a cell phone.
CALLER: Okay. The thing is, I just haven’t had a pregnancy test yet. Would I get one of those before you guys do everything?
CLINIC: Yeah. You can also buy one of those at the grocery store.
CALLER: Oh. Are those usually right though?
CLINIC: Yeah, they’re very accurate.
CALLER: Oh, really?
CLINIC: Uh-huh.
CALLER: What kind should I get?
CLINIC: Any kind of early pregnancy test that you get at the grocery store. And you need to do it first thing in the morning. The first time you go to the bathroom in the morning, that’s when you need to take the test.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Well, if it turned out that I wasn’t pregnant by that test, could I come in and get birth control from you guys?
CLINIC: No. You need to go to Planned Parenthood.
CALLER: Oh, okay. But would they have to tell anybody if I was getting birth control?
CLINIC: They shouldn’t. There’s no law that says that you have to have parental consent for birth control or anything. There’s no law that says that, okay? If somebody tells you you have to tell your parents, then just go someplace else, because you’ll find a place that won’t make you tell your parents. There is no law that says that you have to tell your parents.
CALLER: How will I know if the pregnancy test is right?
CLINIC: Read the instructions. It will give you instructions.
CALLER: And it tells whether it’s —
CLINIC: All right?
CALLER: I just have so many questions.
CLINIC: I understand.
CALLER: I’m just really confused.
CLINIC: It’s a really scary time for you.
CALLER: Could I call you if I had any questions. What was your name?
CLINIC: Yeah. My name’s Margie.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Okay, Lisa?
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: So don’t forget, get that birth certificate. And tell your boyfriend to take you down to DMV and get a photo i.d.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: All right?
CALLER: And you sure that nobody has to know about any of this?
CLINIC: Nobody will know. Absolutely. Nobody will know.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: All right?
CALLER: All right. Thank you.
CLINIC: Okay. Take care.
CALLER: Bye.
CLINIC: Bye bye.
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