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MEMPHIS CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
1462 POPLAR AVE.
MEMPHIS, TN 38104
901-274-3550
TAPE – 650
(Dialing, phone ringing 1x)
CLINIC: Reproductive Health.
CALLER: Hi. Yeah. I was calling to see if you guys do abortions there.
CLINIC: Yes, we do.
CALLER: How much does that cost?
CLINIC: It’s $300.
CALLER: Okay. Well, my friend told me that — I’m going to be 14 later on this month. She said that you guys would have to tell my parents. But my boyfriend’s 22. Could he just sign whatever it is, and you wouldn’t have to tell anybody?
CLINIC: If you’re a minor, your parents will have to know or come in and sign a parental consent form.
CALLER: Oh. Well, what is that?
CLINIC: A parental consent form?
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: It’s a consent form that says your parents are consenting to you having an abortion.
CALLER: Oh. Well, is there any way not to have them come in? They can’t find out at all. If they found out that me and my boyfriend were having sex, I don’t know what they would do.
CLINIC: Then you’ll have to call and get a lawyer to go through judicial bypass.
CALLER: How much does that cost?
CLINIC: You’ll have to ask the lawyer. Would you like that number?
CALLER: Yes, please.
CLINIC: Hold on.
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CLINIC: Ma’am?
CALLER: Uh-huh?
CLINIC: That number is 578-4000.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Just let them know you’re a minor. You need to go through judicial bypass to have an abortion.
CALLER: Well, could I get a pregnancy test there just to make sure that I was pregnant?
CLINIC: We do that Monday through Thursday from 9 until 2. It’s free of charge as long as you bring in a few drops of your first morning’s urine.
CALLER: Okay. But what you have to tell my parents about that?
CLINIC: No.
CALLER: Okay. Well, my boyfriend said he would bring me and pay for everything. Would that be all right if he was there?
CLINIC: That’s fine. It just doesn’t matter if he’s there or not. You need to have your parents with you to sign a parental consent form.
CALLER: For a pregnancy test too?
CLINIC: No, just for the abortion.
CALLER: Oh, okay. Well, if it ended up that I wasn’t pregnant, could I get birth control?
CLINIC: Yes. You’ll have to call and make a separate appointment for that.
CALLER: Oh, all right. But would anybody have to know about that?
CLINIC: No, ma’am, just if you’re having an abortion.
CALLER: Oh, okay. After I call him, can I call you back? What was your name?
CLINIC: We don’t give out our names over the phone.
CALLER: Oh, all right. So I just call and make an appointment?
CLINIC: Yes.
CALLER: Okay. All right. Well, thank you.
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