#735 – Reproductive Health Services of Montgomery in Montgomery, AL
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES OF MONTGOMERY
811 SOUTH PERRY ST.
MONTGOMERY, AL 36104
334-834-4988
TAPE – 735
(Dialing, phone ringing)
CLINIC: Reproductive Health Service. 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: Six to ten weeks, it’s $400. And it goes up $75 each week after the 10th week.
CALLER: Well, how do you know how far along you are?
CLINIC: From your last period.
CALLER: Well, that was January 3rd.
CLINIC: January 3rd? Okay. I have you at about five weeks.
CALLER: Okay. So how much would it be then?
CLINIC: Four hundred dollars.
CALLER: 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 it, and you wouldn’t have to tell anybody?
CLINIC: Okay. You’re 14 years old?
CALLER: Well, I’ll be 14 on the 19th of this month.
CLINIC: You’ll be how old?
CALLER: Fourteen years old.
CLINIC: Okay. Yeah. You would have to have your legal guardian come in here and sign for you, and they’d have to bring a birth certificate.
CALLER: Oh. Well, I can’t tell my parents at all. If they found out that me and my boyfriend were having sex, I don’t know what they would do.
CLINIC: I’m sorry, ma’am. Anywhere you go, they’re — yeah, you have to have your parents sign for you since you’re under age. And that’s anywhere.
CALLER: Well, there’s no way to not have to tell my parents?
CLINIC: No, uh-uh. You have to — it has to be — you have to come in here with your legal guardian, with your birth certificate, and that’s everywhere.
CALLER: Well, could I come in there for a pregnancy test just to make sure?
CLINIC: Yeah, uh-huh. You can come in here for a pregnancy test.
CALLER: But will my parents have to be there for that?
CLINIC: No, not for a pregnancy test they don’t.
CALLER: Okay. It’s just me and my boyfriend were talking about all this. He said that he would pay for everything, but we don’t want anyone to know about us. Would he have to sign anything if he was paying for it all?
CLINIC: Yeah. I mean, he could pay for it, but your parents still have to come in here and sign for you.
CALLER: For a pregnancy test?
CLINIC: No, no, no, not for a pregnancy test, for a procedure.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: A pregnancy test, you can come on in and get the pregnancy test without your parents.
CALLER: And my boyfriend can come with me for that?
CLINIC: Yeah, he can.
CALLER: How much does it cost for a pregnancy test?
CLINIC: One test is $2. You have to be at least two weeks for your period. One test is $15. That’s the day you’re suppose to start your period. And one is $20. That’s a blood test. That’s two weeks before your period.
CALLER: Well, which one’s the best one?
CLINIC: When did you say your last period was?
CALLER: January 3rd.
CLINIC: You could take the $2 test, and that should pick up.
CALLER: Really?
CLINIC: Yeah. If not, I’d run the $15 test on you.
CALLER: Okay. Well, it turned out that I wasn’t pregnant, could I get birth control from you guys?
CLINIC: Uh-huh. You’d have to have a pap. A pap is $80.
CALLER: But would you have to tell anybody if I was getting birth control though?
CLINIC: No, uh-uh, not birth control, only the procedure.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Okay. How much should I bring for the pregnancy test and birth control then?
CLINIC: Okay. Can you hold, please?
CALLER: Okay.
(Pause)
CLINIC: Okay, ma’am. I’m sorry about that.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: What was I saying?
CALLER: Well, how much does it cost? Would I get the pregnancy test and the birth control pills on the same day?
CLINIC: If you would like to, if you got the pap the same day you took the pregnancy test.
CALLER: Well, how much should I bring for all that?
CLINIC: Well, the pap is $80. And then it just depends what pregnancy test you want to take. We’ll just say 15 just in case. So bring about $100 with you.
CALLER: And he can pay in cash?
CLINIC: Uh-huh. We don’t take personal checks. Cash, Master Card, Visa, American Express.
CALLER: Okay. So you just don’t take personal checks?
CLINIC: Um-hmm.
CALLER: If I had any other questions, could I call and talk to you? What was your name?
CLINIC: Yeah. My name’s Amber.
CALLER: Okay. All right. Thanks.
CLINIC: Okay. You’re welcome.
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#736 – West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, AL
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WEST ALABAMA WOMEN’S CENTER
535 JACK WARNER PKWY NE # 1
TUSCALOOSA, AL 35404
205-556-2026
TAPE – 736
(Dialing, phone ringing)
CLINIC: West Allen Medical (unclear) Women’s Center.
CALLER: Hi. Yeah. I was calling to see if you guys do abortions there.
CLINIC: Yes, ma’am.
CALLER: Okay. I can’t hear you very well. Can you talk a little louder?
CLINIC: Yes, ma’am.
CALLER: Okay, thanks. I’m sorry.
CLINIC: Can you hold, please?
CALLER: All right.
(Pause)
CLINIC: Thanks for holding.
CALLER: Hi. So you guys do do abortions there?
CLINIC: Yes, ma’am.
CALLER: How much does it cost for that?
CLINIC: How many weeks are you?
CALLER: I’m not really sure. How do you know?
CLINIC: When was your last normal period?
CALLER: January 3rd.
CLINIC: Anything 12 weeks or less would be 300, and that includes your lab work, ultra sound, counseling, procedure, birth control pills, all of your take-home medications, and a follow-up visit.
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 —
CLINIC: Hold on one second for me.
CALLER: All right.
(Short pause)
CLINIC: Okay. Now how old are you?
CALLER: I’m going to be 14 later on this month, like on the 19th. But my boyfriend’s 22. Is he old enough to take care of it, and you wouldn’t have to tell anybody?
CLINIC: Okay. If you’re that age, then you have to have a parent or legal guardian present with you.
CALLER: Really?
CLINIC: Yes, ma’am.
CALLER: Oh. Well, is there any way not to have to tell them. I mean, they know my boyfriend. He works with my dad. They just can’t find out we’re having sex. I mean, if they found out about that, I don’t know what they would do.
CLINIC: But the thing is, is you’re a minor. And the state law requires that you have a parent or legal guardian with you to give consent for you to do the procedure. If you are emancipated, which means if you’re married, you can do that without their consent, or sometimes you can go through the court system and get a waiver. But as young as you are, I don’t know that they would grant you that.
CALLER: Oh. Well, do I need to get a lawyer for that?
CLINIC: You can try to go through the court system, but at your age I don’t know if they would award that to you. So most likely you’re going to have to go through your parents.
CALLER: Oh. Well, could I come in there for a pregnancy test just to make sure I am pregnant though?
CLINIC: You can do that without their consent.
CALLER: Really?
CLINIC: Yes.
CALLER: Okay. So do you think that there would be any way that I’m not pregnant?
CLINIC: Have you missed a period?
CALLER: Yeah. I haven’t had it since January 3rd.
CLINIC: And you’ve had unprotected intercourse?
CALLER: Uh-huh.
CLINIC: And you’ve been having normal periods?
CALLER: Usually. Well, every once in a while I’m like a week late, but it’s never been this long.
CLINIC: If you’ve had unprotected intercourse, and you’ve been having normal periods that you haven’t had now, then there’s a probability that you have gotten pregnant.
CALLER: Oh. But I could come in for a pregnancy test and check it out?
CLINIC: You could.
CALLER: Okay. And nobody would have to know about it?
CLINIC: No. And if you come in for your pregnancy test, if you inquire about the information and get the waiver, we can go ahead and give that to you and let you go to the courthouse.
CALLER: Okay. Me and my boyfriend were talking about all this. And we decided that — well, he said that he would pay cash for everything, but we don’t anyone to know about us. Would he have to sign anything if he was paying for it all, for like the pregnancy test?
CLINIC: No. We don’t have to do anything for the pregnancy test. I mean, if you get a sensitive test, it’s $20. You wouldn’t have to sign or do anything.
CALLER: Well, if that test came out that I wasn’t pregnant, could I get birth control from you guys?
CLINIC: You could. You would just have to set up an appointment for a gynecology, and come back and get your pap smear and everything done.
CALLER: Okay. But would anybody have to know if I was on birth control though?
CLINIC: They should not know.
CALLER: Really?
CLINIC: Uh-uh.
CALLER: Okay. Well, the thing is, I can’t drive. Would my boyfriend be able to pick up the birth control pills?
CLINIC: Well, you would have a prescription. You’d just go through a pharmacy.
CALLER: Oh, okay. All right. I just have a lot of questions, and I don’t know, I can’t think of anything else to ask you. But if I thought of something, could I cal and talk to you? What was your name?
CLINIC: Christine.
CALLER: Okay. All right. Thanks.
CLINIC: Okay. You’re welcome.
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