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OFFICE OF DR. KENO
1901 MORGAN AVE.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78404
631-888-7972
TAPE – 836
(Dialing, phone ringing 1x)
CLINIC: Good afternoon, Dr. (unclear) office. Can you please hold?
CALLER: Well, I was wondering if you guys do abortions there.
CLINIC: Yes, we do.
CALLER: Okay. How much does it cost for that?
CLINIC: Okay. Can you hold on one second?
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: Thank you.
(Pause)
CLINIC: Thank you for holding. How may I help you?
CALLER: Yeah. I was wondering how much it cost to get an abortion?
CLINIC: How far along are you?
CALLER: Huh?
CLINIC: How far along are you?
CALLER: I’m not really sure. How do you know?
CLINIC: Huh?
CALLER: How do you know —
CLINIC: When was the first day of your last period?
CALLER: January 15th.
CLINIC: January 15th?
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: That was the first day?
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: Okay. Right now you’re exactly eight weeks.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Ten weeks and under is 320. If you have a negative blood type, it’s 65 extra.
CALLER: Are you there?
CLINIC: Yeah, I’m here.
CALLER: I was just actually wondering — I’m kind of worried. I’m going to be 14 later on this month, and my friend said that you guys would have to tell my parents. But my boyfriend’s 22. Is he hold enough to take care of it, and you wouldn’t have to tell anybody?
CLINIC: Actually, you can’t have your boyfriend here. And if I were you, I wouldn’t let them know about the boyfriend, because then they could press charges against him.
CALLER: Why?
CLINIC: Because he’s 22 and you’re not even 14. You know what I mean? The best you could do is go to the courthouse and get a waiver. How old are you, 13?
CALLER: Yeah. I’ll be 14 on the 19th.
CLINIC: (Talking to someone else) She’ll be 14 on the 19th. I don’t think they would.
CALLER: Really?
CLINIC: Um-hmm.
CALLER: Well, what can I do?
CLINIC: Either way, we’re going to need a police report because of your age.
CALLER: Why? What do you mean? What could happen?
CLINIC: That’s what I’m saying. Hold on one second.
(Pause)
CLINIC: Hello, honey?
CALLER: Yeah?
CLINIC: Okay. You need to notify either your mother or your father.
CALLER: But I can’t tell them at all.
CLINIC: Okay. You’re only 13 years old. You’re a child. And you have to tell your parents, and they have to go get a police report, because that’s the law.
CALLER: Why do they have to get a police report?
CLINIC: Because it’s the law. And, unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do about that. Okay?
CALLER: But if they find out, they’ll be furious. I can’t tell them at all. I mean, I don’t know what to do. They can’t find out.
CLINIC: Okay. But you’re only 13 years old.
CALLER: But I’ll be 14 like in —
CLINIC: Honey, it does not make a difference. Even when you turn 14, you’re still a child. You are a young child.
CALLER: Well, what can I do? I can’t tell them at all.
CLINIC: I don’t know, sweetie. There’s really nothing else because that’s the law. Legally, if you try to do something else, it would be against the law, you know? It’s the law. We have no control over it. It’s just the way it is.
CALLER: Well, can I come in there for a pregnancy test just to make sure?
CLINIC: No, ma’am. Not without notifying one of your parents. Okay?
CALLER: Okay. I’m scared. I don’t know what to do.
CLINIC: I’m really sorry about that, but it’s out of our hands. Okay?
CALLER: Well, if I had any other questions, could I call and talk to you? What was your name?
CLINIC: No. You need to tell your parents. We’re not even allowed to really counsel you without your parents’ permission. Okay?
CALLER: All right.
CLINIC: Thank you.
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