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PLANNED PARENTHOOD
PO BOX 1123
BENTON HARBOR, MI 49023-1123
616-926-2042
616-637-8917
TAPE – 295
(Dialing, phone ringing 1x)
CLINIC: Planned Parenthood.
CALLER: Hi. Do you guys do abortions there?
CLINIC: No, we don’t.
CALLER: Do you know of any place that does?
CLINIC: The Kalamazoo one does.
CALLER: Okay. Do you have that phone number?
CLINIC: It’s 1-800-559-9093.
CALLER: My friend told me that since I’ll be 14 in March, that my parents have to sign some stuff. But can my boyfriend do it? He’s 22.
CLINIC: No. He couldn’t.
CALLER: Oh. Well, is there any way not to tell my parents?
CLINIC: You’d have to call them. I’m not sure how they work that.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: I’m sure they know some way.
CALLER: Well, could I come in to there for a pregnancy test?
CLINIC: Yep.
CALLER: Is it okay if my boyfriend brings me? Because I don’t know how else I would get there.
CLINIC: Yeah. That’s not a problem.
CALLER: Would you guys have to tell anybody that I was there?
CLINIC: Nope. We’re open until 4:30 today or 7:30 tomorrow.
CALLER: 7:30 tomorrow probably sounds good. But say that the pregnancy test was negative, do you guys do birth control there?
CLINIC: Yes, we do.
CALLER: Would you guys have to tell anybody if I was on birth control?
CLINIC: No, everything’s confidential. You couldn’t find anything out.
CALLER: I’ve got to call him. Can I call back? What was your name?
CLINIC: My name’s Shana (sp).
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Yep.
CALLER: Thank you.
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