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PLANNED PARENTHOOD
813 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAY
TACOMA, WA 98405-4147
253-779-3900
TAPE – 616
(Dialing, phone ringing 1x)
RECORDING: Thank you for calling Tacoma Planned Parenthood. Please listen to all the following options before making your selection. Our options include recorded messages for hours, directions, pregnancy testing and emergency contraception, and after-hour emergencies. You may press zero at anytime to speak to a staff person (dial button pressed).
Please hold for an operator.
(Phone ringing 1x)
CLINIC: Tacoma Planned Parenthood. This is Allison.
CALLER: Hi. Yeah. I was calling to see if you guys do abortions there.
CLINIC: Yes, we do. Could I put you on hold for just a second?
CALLER: All right.
(Pause)
(Call disconnected)
(Dialing, phone ringing 1x)
RECORDING: Message partly repeated (dial button pressed).
Please hold for the operator.
(Phone ringing 1x)
CLINIC: Tacoma Planned Parenthood. This is Allison.
CALLER: Hi. Yeah. I was just on hold, and I had to hang up real quick because my friend’s mom came in.
CLINIC: Okay. We only do procedures on Tuesdays. Does that work for you?
CALLER: I was actually wondering if I could ask you a quick question.
CLINIC: Oh, yeah.
CALLER: I’m going to be 14 later on this month, and my friend told me that you guys would have to tell my parents.
CLINIC: No.
CALLER: But my boyfriend’s 22. Could he just sign whatever it is, and you wouldn’t have to tell anybody?
CLINIC: Can you hold just for a minute?
CALLER: All right.
(Pause)
CLINIC: Thanks for holding. No, he can’t sign for you. But since you are pregnant you’re emancipated. So you can sign for the procedure yourself.
CALLER: Oh, okay. Well, I wasn’t really sure if I was pregnant. I just haven’t had my period since December 26th, and I’m just really worried.
CLINIC: Is there any way that you could come in for a test?
CALLER: Yeah. When?
CLINIC: Well, is there any way that you could come in today? Are you busy, are you at school?
CALLER: Well, what time today?
CLINIC: Well, we do pregnancy testing between 12 and 2. And if you want to come in some time — just let me know a good time for you. That would be great if you could.
CALLER: Okay. Well, I would have to call my boyfriend to see. But how much does the pregnancy —
CLINIC: It doesn’t cost anything.
CALLER: How much does an abortion cost?
CLINIC: It’s based on your monthly income. And since you’re not working what I would do is give you some paperwork to fill out for the state of Washington so that they can pay for it.
CALLER: Well, would they have to tell my parents though?
CLINIC: No. Your parents would not know.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: So if you think you could come during those hours today; if not, at anytime do you think you might be able to come in?
CALLER: Well, yeah. I’d have to call him though. But we were talking about all this, and we decided we don’t want a whole bunch of people to know about us. But he said he was going to pay for everything. If he was paying though, would he have to sign anything?
CLINIC: No.
CALLER: Oh, okay. All right. If it ended up that I wasn’t pregnant, do you guys do birth control there too?
CLINIC: Yes, we do.
CALLER: Oh, okay. Would anybody have to know about birth control though?
CLINIC: No, based on confidentiality.
CALLER: All right. So if he could bring me in before 2:00 that would be best?
CLINIC: Yes, it would be. And if not, just give us — can I have your name so I can just let the people up front know. If you can’t come by 2 — we close at 4. If there’s any way that you could come in anytime before then would be great.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: What’s your name?
CALLER: My name is Lisa.
CLINIC: Lisa?
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: Okay. Thanks, Lisa.
CALLER: No problem.
CLINIC: Okay. Bye bye.
CALLER: And you are Allison?
(Call disconnected)
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