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AMERICAN WOMEN’S MEDICAL CENTER
2744 N. WESTERN AVE
CHICAGO, IL 60647
773-772-7727
TAPE – 762
(Dialing, phone ringing 2x)
CLINIC: Good morning, American Women’s.
CALLER: Hi. Yeah. I was calling to see if you guys do abortions there.
CLINIC: Yes, we do. Hold on for just a moment.
CALLER: Okay.
(Pause)
CLINIC: When was your last period?
CALLER: January 3rd.
CLINIC: Do you have any health insurance or medical card?
CALLER: I’m not really sure. Well, not exactly. The thing is my boyfriend said that he would pay for everything.
CLINIC: So you don’t go to school?
CALLER: Well, I’m homeschooled.
CLINIC: Okay. It will be 350, honey. And I can have you come in tomorrow or Saturday morning.
CALLER: Okay. 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 everything, and you wouldn’t have to tell anybody?
CLINIC: Right. There’s no parental consent in the state of Illinois.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: So do you want to schedule?
CALLER: I was actually wanting to ask something else. Me and my boyfriend were talking about all this. And he said that he would pay cash for everything. But we don’t want anyone to know about us. If he was paying for it all, would he have to fill out any forms or anything?
CLINIC: Well, you have to fill out your forms; your forms, not him. We need a record of you being here. But everything is confidential, so no information is released.
CALLER: So his name wouldn’t be on anything then?
CLINIC: No. Just the person that’s going to take you home.
CALLER: Oh, okay. Well, he would take me home.
CLINIC: Right.
CALLER: So his name would be on that?
CLINIC: Right, honey.
CALLER: Okay. But you wouldn’t tell anybody about him or me or anybody?
CLINIC: As I said, all our services are confidential. We don’t release any information without your consent.
CALLER: Okay. Well, I haven’t had a pregnancy test yet. Do you guys do that before?
CLINIC: You said your last period was in January?
CALLER: January 3rd.
CLINIC: You’re probably pregnant if you haven’t gotten a period since. You’re probably about nine weeks. But we still do a pregnancy test and an ultra sound.
CALLER: Oh, okay. Well, how much does it cost for that?
CLINIC: It will be 350 all together.
CALLER: Oh, okay. Well, if it ended up that I wasn’t pregnant for some reason, could I get birth control from you guys?
CLINIC: We start you off with a pack of birth control. When you come back for your follow up, we’ll give you another pack.
CALLER: Okay. How much does it cost for the birth control?
CLINIC: Hold on a minute.
(Pause)
CLINIC: The birth control pills can vary anywhere between 28 to $35 a month.
CALLER: Okay. The thing is, I can’t drive yet. Would my boyfriend be able to pick up the pills if I got them?
CLINIC: Well, you need to be seen by the nurse practitioner after the abortion, honey. So that’s totally separate from the abortion. You have to go get them at the pharmacy.
CALLER: Oh, okay. All right. Well, when do you guys normally have appointments for everything?
CLINIC: We have appointments every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday morning.
CALLER: Okay. I just wish I could talk to my mom like I’m talking to you. But if I had any other questions, could I call and talk to you? What was your name?
CLINIC: My name is Jalisa (ph).
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: All right. Thank you.
CLINIC: Thank you. Bye.
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