Live Action Investigation Exposes P. Parenthood for Prescribing Cross-Sex Hormones to Minors Using Virtual Appointments

UNKNOWN FEMALE Thank you ░░░░░░░░ calling Planned Parenthood UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for choosing ░░░░░░░░ Parenthood Greater New York ░░░░░░░░ FEMALE Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ Planned Parenthood Minnesota North ░░░░░░░░ South Dakota UNKNOWN FEMALE ░░░░░░░░ good afternoon Thank you ░░░░░░░░ calling Planned Parenthood LIVE ░░░░░░░░ Hi my name s ░░░░░░░░ I m just trying ░░░░░░░░ schedule some gender affirming ░░░░░░░░ I really just want ░░░░░░░░ be able to get ░░░░░░░░ testosterone to start my ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN FEMALE So we ░░░░░░░░ have to start by ░░░░░░░░ your initial appointment so ░░░░░░░░ can come in to ░░░░░░░░ one of our providers ░░░░░░░░ FEMALE Are you over ░░░░░░░░ LIVE ACTION No I ░░░░░░░░ 16 UNKNOWN FEMALE You ░░░░░░░░ good to be seen ░░░░░░░░ then 16 and older ░░░░░░░░ ACTION OK then You ░░░░░░░░ OK to do it ░░░░░░░░ minors UNKNOWN FEMALE Yes ░░░░░░░░ can legally get hormones ░░░░░░░░ 18 UNKNOWN FEMALE How ░░░░░░░░ are you LIVE ACTION ░░░░░░░░ I know my mom ░░░░░░░░ to come in with ░░░░░░░░ and does she have ░░░░░░░░ be in there the ░░░░░░░░ time Like how does ░░░░░░░░ work Because I don ░░░░░░░░ know if I m ░░░░░░░░ with that UNKNOWN FEMALE ░░░░░░░░ some point in the ░░░░░░░░ maybe she doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to be in the ░░░░░░░░ room with you LIVE ░░░░░░░░ You said I could ░░░░░░░░ it virtually UNKNOWN FEMALE ░░░░░░░░ you could do it ░░░░░░░░ LIVE ACTION So what ░░░░░░░░ that look like So ░░░░░░░░ just talk to a ░░░░░░░░ and then they d ░░░░░░░░ able to prescribe me ░░░░░░░░ FEMALE Yeah If it ░░░░░░░░ virtual you ll still ░░░░░░░░ with the doctor and ░░░░░░░░ go over all necessary ░░░░░░░░ at the end they ░░░░░░░░ then be prescribing hormones ░░░░░░░░ would then be scripted ░░░░░░░░ to like your local ░░░░░░░░ LIVE ACTION I don ░░░░░░░░ need any therapy or ░░░░░░░░ first Like you don ░░░░░░░░ need any record of ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN FEMALE Not that ░░░░░░░░ know of LIVE ACTION ░░░░░░░░ don t need any ░░░░░░░░ of records of having ░░░░░░░░ to therapy or anything ░░░░░░░░ that right UNKNOWN FEMALE ░░░░░░░░ so unless you have ░░░░░░░░ insurance it would not ░░░░░░░░ required LIVE ACTION There ░░░░░░░░ nothing that I need ░░░░░░░░ right Like I don ░░░░░░░░ need to have records ░░░░░░░░ meeting with a therapist ░░░░░░░░ anything right Because my ░░░░░░░░ definitely aren t going ░░░░░░░░ let me do that ░░░░░░░░ FEMALE Um nope LIVE ░░░░░░░░ I just decided last ░░░░░░░░ and so I kind ░░░░░░░░ want to get in ░░░░░░░░ soon as possible Do ░░░░░░░░ have any appointments available ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN FEMALE Yeah it ░░░░░░░░ on the location too ░░░░░░░░ we usually do have ░░░░░░░░ for um like the ░░░░░░░░ week of whenever you ░░░░░░░░ LIVE ACTION You think ░░░░░░░░ if I came in ░░░░░░░░ over everything with the ░░░░░░░░ then they could send ░░░░░░░░ prescription that day UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ Yes I think they ░░░░░░░░ be able to The ░░░░░░░░ is going to send ░░░░░░░░ prescription to your pharmacy ░░░░░░░░ same day of your ░░░░░░░░ LIVE ACTION Oh perfect ░░░░░░░░ So I can get ░░░░░░░░ hormones the same day ░░░░░░░░ FEMALE Some pharmacies can ░░░░░░░░ a little bit to ░░░░░░░░ it together but yeah ░░░░░░░░ not the same day ░░░░░░░░ more than likely the ░░░░░░░░ next day LIVE ACTION ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN FEMALE Thank you ░░░░░░░░ calling Planned Parenthood LIVE ░░░░░░░░ All right bye UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ You have a great ░░░░░░░░