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COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD
OVERLAND PARK, KS 66211
913-345-1400
TAPE – 833
(Dialing, phone ringing 1x)
CLINIC: Thank you for calling Comprehensive Health. This is Kimberly. How may I help you?
CALLER: Hi. Yeah. I was calling to see if you guys do abortions there.
CLINIC: Yes, we do.
CALLER: How much does it cost for that?
CLINIC: It depends on how far along you are.
CALLER: How do you know?
CLINIC: We go by the first date of your last period over the phone.
CALLER: That was January 15th.
CLINIC: You’re approximately eight weeks. You’re looking at 375 to 500, depending on what type of sedation you use.
CALLER: Okay. Me and my boyfriend were talking about all his, and he said he would pay cash for everything. The thing is, I’m going to be 14 later on this month, 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: No. You have to have a parent notification form. Your parent has to take the parent notification form to a notary public and have it notarized. They don’t have to come to your appointment with you, but you have to have the parent notification form notarized by them. Someone 21 or older has to come to your appointment with you. Since your boyfriend is 22, then your parent wouldn’t have to come, but you would have to have the paperwork with their signature and notarized with you.
CALLER: Well, is there any way that I wouldn’t have to tell my parents though?
CLINIC: There is something called judicial bypass. You have to go to court and prove to the judge that you’re capable of your decision and the reason why you feel like you don’t need to tell your parents. And then he would give you some paperwork that you would bring with you to your appointment instead of the parent notification form.
CALLER: I need a lawyer for that?
CLINIC: No. You just need to go to the court and present to the judge the reason why you feel that your parents don’t need to know about what you’re planning to do.
CALLER: Well, does he usually say it’s okay then?
CLINIC: I have no idea.
CALLER: Would you guys do a pregnancy test beforehand —
CLINIC: No,
CALLER: — just to make sure? Because I haven’t had a pregnancy test yet.
CLINIC: We do pregnancy tests here, but it’s not part of the appointment.
CALLER: How much does it cost then?
CLINIC: Pregnancy test is $18, cash only.
CALLER: Well, my boyfriend said that he would pay for everything. We just 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: If he comes with you to your appointment, he’s going to have to sign some forms because since you’re a minor, someone has to go through counseling with you when you come in for your procedure.
CALLER: But would anybody have to know that he was the father?
CLINIC: No. Everything here is confidential.
CALLER: If it ended up that I wasn’t pregnant, do you guys do birth control there too?
CLINIC: Yes, we do.
CALLER: How much does that cost?
CLINIC: Birth control pills are $17 a pack, Depo shot is 65, and Levonelle is 32. You would have to be seen as a patient here. So you would have to have either a well-woman exam or a Hope exam here. And the exam is $96 plus whatever type of birth control method you’re wanting to get on.
CALLER: And you’re sure no one would have to know about that either?
CLINIC: Everything is confidential here.
CALLER: Okay. It’s just that my boyfriend was really worried about all that. So you’re sure?
CLINIC: Everything is confidential here.
CALLER: Okay. If I had any other questions, could I call and talk to you?
CLINIC: Yes. My name is Kimberly. I’m here until 4:00 today.
CALLER: All right.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Bye.
CLINIC: Bye.
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