VERMONT WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER (P.P. AFFILIATE)
336 NORTH AVE.
BURLINGTON, VT 5401
802-863-1386

TAPE – 642

(Dialing, phone ringing 2x)

CLINIC: Women’s Health Center.

CALLER: Hi. Yeah. I was calling to see if you guys do abortions there.

CLINIC: We actually don’t provide surgical abortions here. We do that at the Planned Parenthood in Burlington, and they take care of all the scheduling there.

CALLER: Okay. Is this a Planned Parenthood center though?

CLINIC: We are an affiliate.

CALLER: Oh. Okay. The reason why I’m calling is because my friend told me to call you guys. Do you guys do pregnancy tests there?

CLINIC: We do that, yeah.

CALLER: Oh, okay. I’m just kind of scared of all this because I haven’t had my period since January 3rd, and I’m just really worried.

CLINIC: Have you done a pregnancy test?

CALLER: Well, no.

CLINIC: Well, it sounds like you should do that before you jump to any conclusions about getting an abortion.

CALLER: The thing is, I’m going to be 14 at the end of the month, and my friend said that they would have to tell my parents about all this. But my boyfriend’s 22. Could he just sign whatever it is, and they wouldn’t have to tell anybody about anything?

CLINIC: Well, we would not need to tell your parents regardless

CALLER: Is there anyone else?

CLINIC: Well, if you are 14 and you have a partner who’s 22, that might be something that we need to talk about.

CALLER: What do you mean?

CLINIC: That is something that might possibly, depending on the situation, be reportable to the state.

CALLER: To the state?

CLINIC: Um-hmm.

CALLER: Well, what could happen?

CLINIC: I don’t know the answer to that.

CALLER: Well, would I get in trouble?

CLINIC: I don’t believe so.

CALLER: Would my boyfriend get in trouble?

CLINIC: I don’t know the answer to that. You’d have to discuss that with a provider.

CALLER: Okay. The thing is, if I come in there for a pregnancy test, would you have to say anything?

CLINIC: I’m sorry?

CALLER: If I came in there for a pregnancy test, would you have to say anything about anything?

CLINIC: I don’t know the answer to that. If you wanted a pregnancy test, Planned Parenthood has walk-in hours this afternoon —

CALLER: Where?

CLINIC: — from 1 to 7. At Planned Parenthood.

CALLER: Oh. The one in Burlington?

CLINIC: Yep. And I think if you are a teenage, I think the pregnancy tests are —

CALLER: Well, would they have to tell anybody?

CLINIC: — free. I don’t know the answer to that. You’d have to talk to them.

CALLER: Well, if turned out that I wasn’t pregnant, could I come there for birth control?

CLINIC: Yep. You would need to have an appointment for that.

CALLER: Oh, okay. If I was on birth control, would you have to tell anybody?

CLINIC: No.

CALLER: Oh, okay. All right. I’m just really confused about all this. If I thought of any other questions, could I call you? What was your name?

CLINIC: My name is Amanda. I’m not often here, so I wouldn’t ask for me.

CALLER: Oh, all right.

CLINIC: And usually anyone who answers the phone can help you.

CALLER: Really?

CLINIC: Yep.

CALLER: Okay.

CLINIC: All right?

CALLER: Okay.

CLINIC: So I would start off there before you jump to any conclusions about needing an abortion. You should go get a pregnancy test.

CALLER: All right.

CLINIC: Okay?

CALLER: Okay.

CLINIC: All right. Good luck.

CALLER: Thanks.

CLINIC: Bye.

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PLANNED PARENTHOOD
23 MANSFIELD AVE
BURLINGTON, VT 5401-3390
802-863-6326

TAPE – 600

(Dialing, phone ringing 9x)

RECORDING: Hello. You have reached Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in Burlington, Vermont. All lines are currently busy. If you would like to hear our health center hours, press 1 now. If you would like to hear about the Facts of Life line, press 2 now. Otherwise, please stay on the line, and a healthcare associate will be with you as soon as possible.

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RECORDING: Message repeated.

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CLINIC: Planned Parenthood. This is Chris.

CALLER: Hi. Yeah. Do you guys do abortions there?

CLINIC: Yes, we do.

CALLER: How much does that cost?

CLINIC: For a local abortion with local anesthetic it’s $370, and general is $515. How old are you?

CALLER: Well, I’ll be 14 next month.

CLINIC: You’ll be 14? Then it’s 420 for general.

CALLER: I’m just kind of worried because my friend told me that you would have to tell my parents I was getting an abortion. But my boyfriend’s 22. Is he old enough to take care of it, and you wouldn’t have to tell anybody?

CLINIC: Uh-uh. We shouldn’t have to. It all depends. Are you going to have a surgical?

CALLER: I don’t know. What is that?

CLINIC: The surgical abortion is when you come in — that’s when we do the abortion here. Or there’s a medical abortion which you do at home, and then your parents do have to know about it.

CALLER: Oh. So what’s the difference?

CLINIC: Medical abortion is when you come in, you take a pill. And then you take another one. And then on Saturday or two days later you insert a pill that looks like Monistat into your vagina, and it makes you miscarry at home.

CALLER: Oh, okay.

CLINIC: What’s your first name?

CALLER: It’s Lisa.

CLINIC: May I ask your last name, Lisa?

CALLER: It’s Carter.

CLINIC: Do your parents know about your boyfriend and you?

CALLER: Yeah, they know we’re going out. I mean, he works with my dad. But they just don’t know we’re having sex. If they found out we were having sex, I don’t know what they would do. So they just can’t find out at all.

CLINIC: Right.

CALLER: The main reason why I’m worried about all this is I haven’t had my period since December 26th, and I’m scared.

CLINIC: Okay. Let me get my pregnancy calculator out, okay?

CALLER: Okay.

CLINIC: You said December 26th. When was the first day of your last menstrual period?

CALLER: The day after Christmas.

CLINIC: That was the first day?

CALLER: Yeah.

CLINIC: Okay. (Pause) So you’re nine weeks, two days.

CALLER: Okay.

CLINIC: Have you taken a pregnancy test?

CALLER: Well, no.

CLINIC: Well, that’s the first step. We need you to take a pregnancy test. You can come in today if you want and take one. We have walk-in hours until 4:00.

CALLER: Well, I’d have to call my boyfriend to see. If I wasn’t pregnant, could I get birth control there?

CLINIC: You can.

CALLER: Oh. But would you have to tell anybody that I was on birth control though?

CLINIC: No.

CALLER: Okay. Well, my boyfriend and I were talking about all this, and we decided that we didn’t want a whole bunch of people to know about us. And he said he was going to pay for everything. Would he have to sign anything?

CLINIC: He would. And we would have to take his i.d. if he walked in the door, if you decide to come in and you are pregnant.

CALLER: Would you have to tell anybody about both of this?

CLINIC: No. Your health care is absolutely confidential.

CALLER: Okay. So nobody would find out about my boyfriend?

CLINIC: Nope.

CALLER: All right. So what time do you guys do the pregnancy tests?

CLINIC: We have them until 3:45 today.

CALLER: And I don’t have to have an appointment for that? I just come in?

CLINIC: You just walk in and tell them you’re here for a pregnancy test.

CALLER: Okay. Well, how long does it normally take to do that?

CLINIC: Well, when you come in we ask you to leave the urine sample. And then we do see our walk-ins in between our regular-scheduled patients, so sometimes there’s a wait.

CALLER: Oh, okay. So if I found out that I wasn’t pregnant, could I get birth control today?

CLINIC: We may need to make you an appointment, but we could get you in on Monday for that.

CALLER: Oh, okay. It’s just I don’t want to have to go through all this again.

CLINIC: No, I understand. Are you using any kind of birth control now? Are you using condoms?

CALLER: No. That’s why we were wanting to get birth control because me and my boyfriend don’t want to have to worry about this again.

CLINIC: Right. Okay. But yeah, we could definitely get you in today for a pregnancy test. So just come between now and 3:45.

CALLER: Okay.

CLINIC: Okay?

CALLER: Thanks.

CLINIC: You’re welcome.

CALLER: Bye.

CLINIC: Bye bye.

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