MADISON ABORITON CLINIC
309 W. WASHINGTON AVE FL 4
MADISON, WI 53715
608-251-5900

TAPE – 753

(Dialing, phone ringing 1x)

CALLER: Dr. Christensen’s (ph) office. 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: Three hundred and fifty dollars for 12 weeks and under. Then the price goes up. You also need counseling and ultra sound, which is $100.

CALLER: How do you know how far you are?

CLINIC: We do an ultra sound.

CALLER: Okay. Well, my last period was January 3rd. Does that help you in any way.

CLINIC: You’d be under 12 weeks, so you’d be 350.

CALLER: Okay. The thing is, 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 old enough to take care of it, and you wouldn’t have to tell anybody?

CLINIC: No. He wouldn’t be able to sign for you.

CALLER: So my parents would have to know then?

CLINIC: Right.

CALLER: Well, is there any way that my parents don’t have to know?

CLINIC: You can call the state public defender’s office and see if you can get a judicial bypass. They’re pretty easy to get for teenagers.

CALLER: What is that?

CLINIC: It’s where you go in front of a judge. It’s a real informal study. And it’s a free service. So they basically want to make sure that you’re sure of your decision and that no one’s forcing you.

CALLER: Well, no. I mean, we’re in love. We’re going to get married.

CLINIC: You’re 13?

CALLER: Uh-huh. Well, I’ll be 14 on the 19th.

CLINIC: Okay. Well, I can give you the number. Do your parents know you’re dating him?

CALLER: Yeah. I mean, he works with my dad. They just don’t know we’re having sex. I mean, if they found out about that, I don’t know what they would do.

CLINIC: (Pause) Okay. The number is 266-9150. And you can give them a call.

CALLER: Okay. Well, I haven’t had a pregnancy test yet. Would I be able to come in there for that?

CLINIC: We do pregnancy testing Tuesday to Friday, 8 to 3.

CALLER: How much does it cost for that?

CLINIC: It’s free.

CALLER: But would anybody have to know if I was getting a pregnancy test?

CLINIC: No.

CALLER: Oh, okay. Well, if it turned out that I wasn’t pregnant, do you guys have birth control there?

CLINIC: Yes, we do.

CALLER: But would you have to tell anybody if I was on birth control?

CLINIC: No.

CALLER: Well, how much does it cost for birth control?

CLINIC: That I’m not sure. You’d have to call back tomorrow when the physician’s assistant is in.

CALLER: Oh, all right. Well, are they home pregnancy tests or —

CLINIC: No, it’s a clinic test.

CALLER: Oh, okay. So they’re better than the home pregnancy ones?

CLINIC: Um-hmm.

CALLER: Okay. How much does it cost for all of that then?

CLINIC: The pregnancy test is free. If you’re pregnant, it would be $450 total.

CALLER: We were talking about all this, and he said he was going to pay for everything with cash. But he just doesn’t want anyone to know about us. If he was paying, would he have to fill out any forms?

CLINIC: No.

CALLER: Are you sure?

CLINIC: Yes.

CALLER: Okay. If I had any other questions I could think of, could I call and talk to you? What was your name?

CLINIC: My name is Carla.

CALLER: Okay. All right. And when do you normally do the pregnancy tests?

CLINIC: Tuesday through Friday, 8 to 3.

CALLER: Okay. All right. How long does it usually take?

CLINIC: If we’re not too busy, 5 or 10 minutes.

CALLER: Oh, all right. So could I come on my boyfriend’s lunch break or whatever?

CLINIC: Sure.

CALLER: It’s just he would have to take me. I don’t have any other way to get there.

CLINIC: Sure, that would be fine.

CALLER: Okay. All right. Thanks.

CLINIC: You’re welcome. Bye bye.

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PLANNED PARENTHOOD
416 W. MIFFLIN ST.
MADISON, WI 53703-4302
608-256-7257

TAPE – 397

(Dialing, phone ringing 1x)

RECORDING: Thank you for calling Planned Parenthood. We are located at 416 West Miflin (ph) Street. On Friday February 15th the clinic will be closed. For hours of operation, please press 3 or press zero for — (dial button pressed)

Our clinic hours are Mondays, 11 to 2, 3 to 6. Mondays are our walk-in day. Tuesdays it’s by appointment 9 to 4. Wednesdays are by appointment 1 to 5. Thursdays are by appointment 11 to 6. And Fridays are walk in days 9 to 2.

We are located at — (dial button pressed).

Please hold while I try that extension.

CLINIC: Madison Planned Parenthood. Can I help you?

CALLER: Hi. Yeah. I was wondering if you guys do abortions there.

CLINIC: No, we don’t.

CALLER: Do you know of anyplace that does?

CLINIC: Yeah. The only place in Madison is the Madison Abortion Clinic. And their number — do you have a pen handy?

CALLER: Yeah.

CLINIC: 251-5900 is their number.

CALLER: Okay. Well, I’m just really scared because my friend told me that since I’ll be 14 in March that they would have to tell my parents. But my boyfriend’s 22. Could he just sign whatever, and you guys wouldn’t have to tell anybody?

CLINIC: Unfortunately it does have to be a family member.

CALLER: Is there any way not to have to — I don’t know.

CLINIC: Do you have any brothers or sisters or extended family?

CALLER: No.

CLINIC: No? Okay. Then the only other thing is you can go to court. What do they call it? Like request that they grant you — I forget the name of it, but request that you can get out of that. And I don’t know what that process is like. But if you were to call the clinic, the Madison Abortion Clinic, I bet you anything they could give you more information on that.

CALLER: Do you know if they ever say no?

CLINIC: No. I don’t know. Just because we don’t perform them here I don’t have the details. But like I said, I bet that they would be able to give you more information at the Madison Abortion Clinic if you could give them a call.

CALLER: Would it be all right to come in there for a pregnancy test?

CLINIC: Have you taken a home one yet?

CALLER: Well, no. I’m just really scared because my last period was December 14th, and I’m just worried.

CLINIC: Are you having any other symptoms?

CALLER: Not that I know of.

CLINIC: No? Okay. Yeah. On Monday between 12:30 and 6:00 we do pregnancy testing, and you can just walk in for that on Monday.

CALLER: Okay. Well, would you have to tell anybody that I was there for that?

CLINIC: No, definitely not.

CALLER: Okay. Well, I would really like if my boyfriend was there. Would that be all right?

CLINIC: That’s completely fine. That’s great.

CALLER: He’s just worried that you guys would ask a lot of questions. Would he have to sign anything?

CLINIC: Nothing, absolutely not.

CALLER: All right.

CLINIC: He can just come for support.

CALLER: Okay. Well, if turned out that I wasn’t pregnant, could I get birth control there?

CLINIC: Possibly that day or on another day we could definitely do that for you.

CALLER: Would you have to tell anybody that I was on birth control though?

CLINIC: No. It’s completely confidential. (?) have access to that knowledge except for you or anybody you allowed to have access to it.

CALLER: It’s just my boyfriend and I don’t want to have to go through all this again.

CLINIC: Right, definitely. So yeah, we could definitely do that. That would be really smart it sounds like.

CALLER: Okay. Thanks.

CLINIC: You’re welcome.

CALLER: Could I call and talk to you if I had any other questions?

CLINIC: Absolutely.

CALLER: What’s your name?

CLINIC: Chelsea (sp).

CALLER: Okay. Thanks.

CLINIC: You’re welcome. Bye bye.

CALLER: Bye.

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PLANNED PARENTHOOD
2202 S. PARK ST.
MADISON, WI 53713-1916
608-261-9256

TAPE – 200

(dialing sound) (ringing 1X)

CLINIC: Planned Parenthood. This is Kim. How can I help you?

CALLER: Hi. Yeah. I was wondering if you guys do abortions there?:

CLINIC: No, we don’t.

CALLER: You don’t? Do you know of any place that does?

CLINIC: I can give you the phone number to the Madison Abortion Clinic.

CALLER: Okay.

CLINIC: 251-5900.

CALLER: Okay. Do you know like if — like my friend told me you guys have to tell my parents before I can have an abortion. Is that true?

CLINIC: Um, you’re under the age of 18?

CALLER: I’ll be 14 in March.

CLINIC: Okay. The Wisconsin law says that you have to have written consent of a parent or a close relative.

CALLER: Is there any way to get around that? Like I can’t tell my parents because like my boyfriend’s 22 and we’re going to get married, but like they can’t find out at all because they hate him. They think he’s too old for me.

CLINIC: Uh-huh. Do you have an older brother or sister, aunt or uncle, grandparent?

CALLER: No. Uh-uh.

CLINIC: Okay. There is a way to get around it, but you would have to go to court for it.

CALLER: Oh. Well, what would I do?

CLINIC: Hold on one second.

CALLER: All right. (pause) Okay, thanks for holding. Actually, there is the state of Illinois does not have that law.

CALLER: Okay.

CLINIC: Their Rockford Abortion Clinic would be able to do that without parental consent.

CALLER: Okay. Do you have their number?

CLINIC: I don’t.

CALLER: Oh, all right.

CLINIC: Okay.

CALLER: Well, they wouldn’t have to tell my parents or anybody at all?

CLINIC: Nope.

CALLER: Okay. Well, do you guys actually do the pregnancy tests there?

CLINIC: Yes.

CALLER: Do you have to tell my parents for that?

CLINIC: No. You can come in on Monday for that. We’re open 12 to 5.

CALLER: Is it okay if my boyfriend brings me?

CLINIC: Yep.

CALLER: Yeah?

CLINIC: You’d have to be here by 4:00 probably though.

CALLER: 4:00? All right. Well, he was actually wondering about birth control too. Do you guys do that there?

CLINIC: Yeah, but — we can. But obviously we’ll have to wait until after the abortion to make an appointment for you.

CALLER: Okay.

CLINIC: You will probably have to have a checkup after that too, so you could do that here if you wanted.

CALLER: All right. Well, do you guys have to tell anybody if I’m on birth control?

CLINIC: No.

CALLER: No?

CLINIC: Nope.

CALLER: Okay.

CLINIC: Okay.

CALLER: Thanks

CLINIC: Bye bye.

CALLER: Bye.

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