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PLANNED PARENTHOOD
634 EASTERN BYPASS
RICHMOND, KY 40475-2330
859-625-1122
TAPE – 233
(dialing sound) (ringing 1X)
CLINIC: Mt. (Maternal?) Planned Parenthood.
CALLER: Yeah. I was wondering if you guys do abortions there.
CLINIC: No, we don’t.
CALLER: No? Do you know of any place that does?
CLINIC: There’s a place in Lexington.
CALLER: Okay. Do you have that number?
CLINIC: Sure. It is 1-800-432-9327.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Well, do you know — like, like my friend told me that since like I’ll be 14 in March that you guys have to tell my parents. But my boyfriend’s 22. Could he do it?
CLINIC: Could he do what?
CALLER: Like just sign the papers and everything?
CLINIC: I’m not really for sure. And you’ll have to call them and see what their protocol is for that.
CALLER: Okay. Well, it’s just my parents can’t find out at all, so I don’t know. But do you guys like do the pregnancy tests there?
CLINIC: We do.
CALLER: Okay. Would it be all right — like would you have to tell anybody that I was getting a pregnancy test?
CLINIC: Uh-uh.
CALLER: No?
CLINIC: No. It’s totally confidential. Have you taken one already?
CALLER: Well, I took one over the weekend, and it was positive, but I wasn’t sure if I did it right.
CLINIC: Okay. If you want to come in on, we’ll be happy to give you another one.
CALLER: Okay. Well, is it okay if my boyfriend brings me?
CLINIC: That’s fine.
CALLER: Okay, and you guys wouldn’t have to tell anybody about him or anything?
CLINIC: Um-um.
CALLER: Okay. Okay. Well, like if I took the pregnancy test and it came out negative, do you have birth control there?
CLINIC: We do.
CALLER: And would you have to tell anybody about that?
CLINIC: No.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: It’s totally confidential.
CALLER: Okay. Well, if I talk to my boyfriend and he has any other questions that I didn’t think of, can I call you and talk to you?
CLINIC: Sure.
CALLER: What was your name?
CLINIC: My name is Tania.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Thank you.
CLINIC: You’re welcome. Bye bye.
CALLER: Bye.
(phone clicks)
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