Texas Department of State Health Service
The Texas Department of State Health Service requires that at the time of a woman's initial consultation with a licensed abortion facility she is given a toll-free telephone number maintained by the department that provides specific information relating to Texas licensed abortion facilities. You have the right to access certain information concerning this abortion facility by using the toll-free telephone number listed below. If you make a call to the number, your identity will remain anonymous.
The toll-free number
1-800-973-0022 can provide you with the following information:
(1) whether this abortion facility is licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Service
(2) the date of the last inspection of this facility by the Texas Department of State Health Service and any violations of law or rules discovered during that inspection that may pose a health risk to you
(3) any relevant fine, penalty, or judgment rendered against this facility or a doctor who provides services at this facility.
If you should have a complaint about your care at our facility, complaints may be registered at the following address: Manager of Health Facility Compliance Group, Texas Department of State Health Service, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756. Complaints must be in writing and you must provide your name. This information will be confidential.
The Texas Department of State Health Service also requires that you be given the opportunity to view the "Woman's Right to Know" booklet and the "Woman's Right to Know" Resource Directory. http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/wrtk/default.shtm If you are not able to view this information online, you may call the Texas Department of State Health Service at 1-888-973-0022.
INFORMATION FOR MINORS.
Texas Law requires parental consent before a woman under 18 years of age can obtain an abortion.
There is an organization in Texas CLICK HERE - www.janesdueprocess.org that will help you through a legal process (at no charge) to have an abortion with out notifying a parent. Please call our clinic to find out more about this law
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