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PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF DELAWARE
111 W. LOCKERMAN ST.
DOVER, DE 19904
302-678-5200
TAPE – 823
(Dialing, phone ringing 2x)
CLINIC: Planned Parenthood, Dover.
CLINIC: Hi. Yeah. I was calling to see if you guys do abortions.
CLINIC: Yeah, we do.
CALLER: Do you know how much it cost for that?
CLINIC: How many weeks are you?
CALLER: I’m not really sure. How do you know?
CLINIC: What was the first day of your last period?
CALLER: January 15th.
CLINIC: January 15th. Hold on, okay?
CALLER: Okay.
(Short pause)
CLINIC: Okay. January 15th, right?
CALLER: Yes.
CLINIC: You’re about eight weeks. And the next time we’re doing abortions here is going to be on the 27th.
CALLER: Well, how much would it cost then?
CLINIC: 350.
CALLER: Okay. I was actually wondering, I’m going to be 14 on the 19th, and my friend told me that you guys would have to tell my parents. But my boyfriend’s 22. Is he old enough to take care of it, and you wouldn’t have to tell anybody?
CLINIC: Nope. Your parents have to give you permission.
CALLER: Really?
CLINIC: Um-hmm.
CALLER: Is there any way not to have to tell my parents at all?
CLINIC: Uh-uh. That’s the law.
CALLER: But I can’t tell my parents.
CLINIC: You can’t tell your parents?
CALLER: No. I mean, they know my boyfriend, and they know we’re going out, but they have no idea we’re having sex. I mean, if they found out about that, I don’t know what they would do. They’d be furious. They can’t find out at all.
CLINIC: I don’t know what to tell you. It’s a law. We have to record a conversation with them saying that they give you permission.
CALLER: Oh. Is there any other place I could go?
CLINIC: Did you look in your phone book?
CALLER: No.
CLINIC: There’s another place called Atlantic something, Atlantic Women’s Health or something like that. I know they do them there. I don’t know what their policy is. But you can look in your phone book and give them a call.
CALLER: Okay. Could I come in to where you’re at and get a pregnancy test though just to make sure?
CLINIC: Yeah.
CALLER: Okay. But would you have to tell anybody about that?
CLINIC: A pregnancy test? No, we don’t have to tell anybody about a pregnancy test. But the cost for that is $10.
CALLER: Okay. So it would be all right if my boyfriend was there and paid for that?
CLINIC: Um-hmm.
CALLER: Okay. We were talking about all this. He said he would pay cash for everything, but we don’t want anyone to know about us. If he was paying, would he have to sign anything or have his name on any forms?
CLINIC: Nope.
CALLER: Oh, all right. Well, if turned out that I wasn’t pregnant, could I get birth control from you guys?
CLINIC: Yeah. You’re 14, you said?
CALLER: I’ll be 14 on the 19th.
CLINIC: You’ll be 14 on the 19th. See the nurse is not here right now. I’m not sure what the policy is on that because I just started working here myself a couple of weeks ago. Now I know you do have to have permission for abortions, but I’m not sure about birth control. So could you call me back like around 3:00?
CALLER: Three?
CLINIC: Um-hmm.
CALLER: Yeah, I guess. Well, what was your name?
CLINIC: My name is Autumn. So you can just call back at 3. Hopefully she’ll be back here by them, and I can find out from her.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: All right. Thanks.
CLINIC: All right. Bye bye.
(Dialing, phone ringing 2x)
CLINIC: Planned Parenthood, Dover.
CALLER: Hi. Can I talk to Autumn?
CLINIC: Yep, this is me.
CALLER: Oh, hi.
CLINIC: Hi.
CALLER: I was calling back because you said to call you back at 3.
CLINIC: Yeah. You don’t need your parent’s permission for a pregnancy test and birth control.
CALLER: Really?
CLINIC: Um-hmm.
CALLER: When do you normally do the pregnancy tests?
CLINIC: Anytime. We’re here today until 4:30. And we’ll be here tomorrow from 8:30 to 4:30.
CALLER: All right.
CLINIC: Okay? When do you think you’re coming in?
CALLER: Well, I have to call my boyfriend and see, but probably tomorrow. Would that be okay?
CLINIC: Yeah.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: You can just come in. But we’re at lunch between 12 and 1.
CALLER: All right.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Okay. Thank you.
CLINIC: All right. Bye bye.
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