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#093 – Planned Parenthood in Walden, NY
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PLANNED PARENTHOOD
PO BOX 341
WALDEN, NY 12586
845-778-2220
TAPE – 093
(dialing sounds) (ringing 1X)
CLINIC: Planned Parenthood.
CALLER: Hi. Do you guys do abortions there?
CLINIC: Well, what we’ll do is a pregnancy test and a counseling visit, and then we can refer you out.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: Did you have a pregnancy test done yet?
CALLER: Well, I got one at the store over the weekend and it came out positive.
CLINIC: Okay. Well, we don’t use the store ones for a good test, so we’ll do another one. It will run you $10 to $20 depending on your income.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: When would you like to come in for that? I have Wednesday morning available or Monday.
CALLER: Well, I don’t know. I’d have to call my boyfriend and see when he can get off because he’s the only way I would be able to get there.
CLINIC: Okay.
CALLER: But you guys wouldn’t have to tell my parents or anything, right?
CLINIC: No, it’s confidential.
CALLER: Okay. It’s just I can’t tell my parents because like he’s 22 and we’re going to get married but like my parents think he’s too old for me, and there’s just no way that they can find out we’re having sex or anything.
CLINIC: All right. Give me a call back as soon as you can.
CALLER: Okay. Well, is it all right if I — Like you guys don’t have an age requirement for that, or anything, do you?
CLINIC: No, of course not.
CALLER: Okay, because like — well, I’ll be 14 in March so —
CLINIC: Okay.
CALLER: It’s still okay?
CLINIC: Yeah, it’s still confidential, absolutely.
CALLER: Okay. Well, if it turns out that like I’m not pregnant or whatever, do you guys do birth control there?
CLINIC: Yes, we do. Matter of fact, why don’t I give you the appointment now and then you just tell him to bring you?
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Is that a good idea?
CALLER: Well, I don’t know if he’d be able to get off work.
CLINIC: Oh. Well, what day does he work?
CALLER: He just works like every day of the week.
CLINIC: What time does he work ’til?
CALLER: Like 8 to 5.
CLINIC: Oh, yuck. Any other transportation you have available to you, or no?
CALLER: Well, I would have to see, but I don’t know.
CLINIC: Because I can give you a 4:00 on Monday.
CALLER: Well, maybe. Like that’s enough time to —
CLINIC: How about if I write you in and maybe he could take off early or something?
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: What’s your name?
CALLER: It’s Christine.
CLINIC: Um-hum.
CALLER: Christine Smith.
CLINIC: And you probably don’t want me to take a phone number because you don’t want me to call the —
CALLER: Right.
CLINIC: If I have to cancel or confirm I’m going to write down you’re going to call us.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: So confirm. Make sure I have a nurse practitioner here and that we’re not cancelled or anything.
CALLER: Okay. And you guys don’t have to tell anybody or anything?
CLINIC: Yeah, and it’s confidential service.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: And we’ll see you for a pregnancy test. If it’s negative, we’ll do the full exam, at 4:00 on Monday.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Is it okay if like my boyfriend has questions if I can call you back?
CLINIC: Sure.
CALLER: What was your name?
CLINIC: Caroline. You could ask anyone, but my name is Caroline.
CALLER: Caroline? Okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Thank you.
CLINIC: Bye.
(phone clicks)
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#109 – Planned Parenthood in Walton, NY
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PLANNED PARENTHOOD
130 NORTH ST.
WALTON, NY 13856-1218
607-637-3346
TAPE – 109
(Dialing, phone ringing)
CLINIC: Hello. Planned Parenthood.
CALLER: Hi. I was wondering if you guys do abortions there.
CLINIC: No, we don’t.
CALLER: No?
CLINIC: We refer them out.
CALLER: Okay. Do you know the phone number for them?
CLINIC: Pardon me?
CALLER: Like who would I call for that?
CLINIC: Amy Cousins in Vestal.
CALLER: Bestel?
CLINIC: Yeah. Where are you calling from?
CALLER: I’m in Downsville.
CLINIC: Okay. That’s where we refer our patients.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Well, I was just really wanting to go to see you guys because my friend told me to talk to you, but.
CLINIC: We don’t do abortions, but if you want to come see us we can — I don’t know what — you’re just going to skip a step. How old are you?
CALLER: I’ll be 14 in March.
CLINIC: You’ll be 14 in March?
CALLER: Uh-huh.
CLINIC: (Chuckle) Are you positive about this? Are you pregnant? How far along are you?
CALLER: Well, I did a pregnancy test, like a home test, over the weekend and it came out positive.
CLINIC: It did?
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: Okay. Maybe you should come and have a pregnancy test done. Get a confirmation. And then we’ll give you the stuff.
CALLER: Is it okay if my boyfriend brings me?
CLINIC: Yes.
CALLER: Yeah?
CLINIC: But you have to make an appointment, okay?
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Now how far along are you; do you know?
CALLER: Well, I don’t know for — like my last period was like the first week in December.
CLINIC: Okay. We better be hustling this along then, okay? All righty. Why don’t I make an appointment for you? When can you come?
CALLER: Well, I’d have to talk to my boyfriend and see when he can get off work.
CLINIC: Oh, okay. Alright.
CALLER: But like would you guys have to tell my parents or anything?
CLINIC: No.
CALLER: Not at all?
CLINIC: Nope.
CALLER: It’s just my parents can’t find out cause like, my boyfriend, he’s 22. And we’re planning on getting married and everything, but like my parents absolutely hate him because they think he’s too old for me. But like they just can’t find out at all.
CLINIC: Okay. No. As far as we’re concerned, no, they won’t find out.
CALLER: So nobody would tell anybody?
CLINIC: Yeah. But if you see somebody in here in the waiting room that you know — because this is a doctor’s office, you know.
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: We try to keep it discrete, but sometimes that happens. Okay? But I doubt that, you know, you’ll see anybody.
CALLER: Okay. So, all right. Like if it turns out like that the pregnancy test that you guys do is negative, is there any way I could get birth control?
CLINIC: Probably — well, she might give you an emergency pack if it turns out negative.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Do you guys have to tell anybody about that at all?
CLINIC: No. No, we don’t tell anybody. It’s like going to the doctor’s office. They aren’t suppose to tell either.
CALLER: And they wouldn’t tell anybody about my boyfriend either?
CLINIC: Nope.
CALLER: Okay. If he has questions, is it okay if I call you back?
CLINIC: Yes.
CALLER: What was your name?
CLINIC: My name’s Pat.
CALLER: Pat?
CLINIC: Um-hmm.
CALLER: All right, okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Okay, thanks.
CLINIC: Um-hmm. Bye.
CALLER: Bye.
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#081 – Planned Parenthood in West Islip, NY
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PLANNED PARENTHOOD
180 SUNRISE HWY.
WEST ISLIP, NY 11795-2012
631-893-0150
TAPE – 081
(Dialing, phone ringing)
CLINIC: Good morning, Planned Parenthood, West Islip. Lisa speaking. How can I help you?
CALLER: Hi. Yeah. Well, do you guys do abortions there?
CLINIC: Not in this particular center, but in our Smithtown center.
CALLER: Okay. Do you have the number for that?
CLINIC: I do. But I can tell you now, before they allow you to make an appointment, they do want you to have a pregnancy test and counseling visit. And that you can have done at any one of our centers, the one closest to you.
CALLER: Okay. Is it cool if I go there?
CLINIC: Huh?
CALLER: Is it cool if I go where you’re at?
CLINIC: Sure. Well, what town are you in?
CALLER: Well, I don’t know when I could come in. But I would have to talk to my boyfriend, and he’s going to drive me.
CLINIC: Okay. But what town do you live in?
CALLER: Oh. I live in Huntington.
CLINIC: Okay. You’re actually — Huntington is closed today. They’re having their calls forwarded here. But I do have their schedule for the next two days.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Speak to your boyfriend. If you’d like to make an appointment, just call me back and I can make that appointment.
CALLER: Is it all right if I — Like I don’t want anyone to see me in Huntington. Is it okay if I go there where you’re at?
CLINIC: You mean today?
CALLER: Well, I guess. Well, I’d have to talk to my boyfriend.
CLINIC: The only thing I have today here in West Islip, I have a 5:30 or an 8:00.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Okay. So if you want to do that, then just give me a call back.
CALLER: Okay. Like they wouldn’t have to tell like my parents or anything?
CLINIC: No. You do not need parental consent. Absolutely not.
CALLER: Okay. If my parents found out, they would flip cause my boyfriend’s 22. We’re going to get married, but like if they found out that we were having sex, they would flip.
CLINIC: We don’t need parental consent.
CALLER: Cause they think he’s too old for me, but like I don’t know.
CLINIC: Hold on one sec, hon.
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CLINIC: I’m so sorry. You do not need parental consent. They’ll review all that with you when you come in though.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Well, do you know like if there’s an age requirement?
CLINIC: No, there’s not.
CALLER: Not at all? Because like I’ll be 14 in March. And that’s still like all right?
CLINIC: Um-hmm.
CALLER: Okay. Well, like say I wasn’t pregnant after they did the pregnancy test. Would you guys be able to do birth control?
CLINIC: Absolutely.
CALLER: Okay. And nobody would have to know about that?
CLINIC: No. For any planning services, that’s the New York State law. You do not need parental consent.
CALLER: So nobody would find out at all?
CLINIC: Absolutely not.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Is it cool if I call you back?
CLINIC: Sure. Call me back and let me know what you’d like to do.
CALLER: Okay. What was your name?
CLINIC: My name is Lisa.
CALLER: Alright. Okay, cool. Thanks.
CLINIC: Okay. Bye.
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#079 – Spring Valley Planned Parenthood in West Nyack, NY
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SPRING VALLEY PLANNED PARENTHOOD
719 W. NYACK RD. W # 37
WEST NYACK, NY 10994-2241
845-358-1145
TAPE – 079
CLINIC: Spring Valley Planned Parenthood. Good morning.
CALLER: Hi. I was wondering, do you guys do abortions there?
CLINIC: No, we don’t. In our White Plains and our New Rochelle office.
CALLER: Okay. Do you have the number for that?
CLINIC: Okay. Where are you calling from?
CALLER: I’m calling from Monroe.
CLINIC: From Monroe. Okay. I don’t know what’s closer to you, but I’ll give you both numbers.
CALLER: Alright.
CLINIC: White Plains is 914-761-6566, and New Rochelle is 914-632-4442.
CALLER: Okay. Do you know if they’re going to have to tell my parents about this or anything?
CLINIC: No. There is no parental consent in the State of New York.
CALLER: Okay. It’s just that they can’t tell my parents at all, cause like my boyfriend’s 22. And if they found out that we were having sex, they would freak out because they think he’s too old for me. But like they just can’t know.
CLINIC: Okay. There’s no parental consent.
CALLER: Okay. Do you know like if I have to be a certain age to have an abortion or anything?
CLINIC: No, you don’t.
CALLER: Okay. Cause like I’ll be 14 in March. And that’s all right?
CLINIC: There’s no age. Of course, we encourage you to tell your parents. But there’s no — we don’t notify them, and there is no age restriction.
CALLER: Okay. Well, do you guys do like birth control there?
CLINIC: Yes. They will discuss birth control with you at the time of the termination.
CALLER: Okay. Like if I wasn’t pregnant or whatever, do they still do birth control?
CLINIC: Okay. Did you miss a period?
CALLER: Well like, yeah. My last period was like the first week of December.
CLINIC: Okay. And how long have been getting periods?
CALLER: Well, like maybe for a couple years now.
CLINIC: Okay. And you’ve been having unprotected sex?
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: So you’re probably pregnant. You haven’t done a pregnancy test?
CALLER: Well, I did one over the weekend, and it said it was positive, but I wasn’t sure if I did it right.
CLINIC: Okay. So then you need to make the appointment at either White Plains or New Rochelle.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: They’re going to do a sonogram. They’ll tell you exactly how pregnant you are. And at the time of the termination, they will discuss birth control with you. You can start birth control at the time of the termination.
CALLER: And they wouldn’t tell my parents or anything?
CLINIC: No.
CALLER: They wouldn’t have to tell anyone?
CLINIC: No.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: And you know that being pregnant is not the worst thing. If you’re not using condoms, you can get incurable sexually transmitted diseases.
CALLER: Oh, all right.
CLINIC: Do you know that?
CALLER: Well, kind of.
CLINIC: Kind of? So it’s a good idea for you not to have unprotected sex.
CALLER: Okay. Is it all right if I like talk to my boyfriend and call you back?
CLINIC: Sure.
CALLER: What was your name?
CLINIC: This is Charlene.
CALLER: Charlene?
CLINIC: Mm-hmm.
CALLER: Alright. Okay.
CLINIC: Okay?
CALLER: Okay, thanks.
CLINIC: You’re welcome.
CALLER: Bye.
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#420 – Planned Parenthood in West Seneca, NY
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PLANNED PARENTHOOD
240 CENTER RD.
WEST SENECA, NY 14224-1947
716-675-1012
TAPE – 420
(dialing sounds) (ringing 2X)
CLINIC: Good morning. Planned Parenthood. Could you please hold?
CALLER: Yeah.
CLINIC: Thank you.
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CLINIC: Sorry to keep you holding. Can I help you?
CALLER: Yeah. I was wondering if you guys do abortions there?
CLINIC: No, we don’t.
CALLER: Do you know of any place that does though?
CLINIC: We have around three places in the area.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Dr. Press’s office — 691-1414. Buffalo Women’s Services, 835-2510. And then there’s the Planned Parenthood in Niagara County. It’s 205-0704.
CALLER: Okay. Well, do you know — like it’s just I’m scared because like I’ll be 14 in March, and my friend said that my parents would have to know about —
CLINIC: No, they don’t.
CALLER: — me getting an abortion?
CLINIC: No, they don’t.
CALLER: Okay. Well, my boyfriend’s 22. Could he just take care of everything though? Is he old enough to do all that?
CLINIC: Probably.
CALLER: Okay. But they wouldn’t have to tell anybody, at all, that I was there for anything?
CLINIC: I believe it’s all confidential.
CALLER: Oh, okay. Well, could I come in there for a pregnancy test though?
CLINIC: You could take a pregnancy test, sure.
CALLER: Okay. Well, how much does that cost?
CLINIC: $5.00.
CALLER: Okay. Well, if like — is there — like if the pregnancy test came out that I wasn’t pregnant, do you guys have birth control there?
CLINIC: Yeah.
CALLER: It’s just we don’t want to have to go through all this again.
CLINIC: Correct.
CALLER: So. But if I was on birth control, would you guys have to tell anybody?
CLINIC: No.
CALLER: Really?
CLINIC: Um-hum.
CALLER: Okay. Well, how long —
CLINIC: You couldn’t have it all done — Wednesday we have a Teen Clinic.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: This Wednesday coming up.
CALLER: What time?
CLINIC: 3:00 if you can get here.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: And —
CALLER: If I wasn’t pregnant could I get my birth control right then?
CLINIC: They’d have to do a pap and everything, correct.
CALLER: How long does that take?
CLINIC: What?
CALLER: Getting everything.
CLINIC: It could take about an hour or so.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: Depending on how many people show up. I mean, it all depends.
CALLER: Well, do I need an appointment for that then?
CLINIC: No. You can walk in 3:00 on Wednesday.
CALLER: Oh, okay. So I could get like, do the exam during the Teen thing?
CLINIC: Right.
CALLER: Oh, okay. Well, is it all right — like, what was your name?
CLINIC: For what?
CALLER: Huh?
CLINIC: I’m a medical clerk. I’m not going to be here then.
CALLER: Oh, you’re not?
CLINIC: Um-um.
CALLER: Okay. It’s just — you’re just really nice. I just don’t want to talk to anybody that’s mean. So.
CLINIC: No. You don’t have to worry.
CALLER: Really? Okay. Well, so I don’t need an appointment or anything?
CLINIC: No.
CALLER: Okay. Well, if I talk to my boyfriend and he had any other questions, could I call and talk to you?
CLINIC: Sure. There’s — I’m the only one here.
CALLER: Oh, okay.
CLINIC: All right?
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Alright. So we’ll see you Wednesday?
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: All right. Thank you.
CALLER: Okay.
CLINIC: Bye.
(phone clicks)
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