PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS

The below Patient Bill of Rights outlines your rights as a patient at any medical clinic.

You Have The Right To:

Receive services in a non-judgmental, caring environment that’s committed to keeping patient records confidential (except where required by law).

• Receive professional medical care from organizations that are committed to honesty and integrity, and won’t manipulate or pressure you.

• Receive services in a safe environment that supports your right to make your own decisions about your pregnancy.

• Receive a non-biased presentation of all your options related to your pregnancy, and be respected in the decision you make.

• Receive full information about the health of your current pregnancy, and about your pregnancy’s stage and development. 

• Access unbiased information about all your legal options related to pregnancy and ending a pregnancy.

• Receive care from an organization that records in writing all services and information provided. This ensures that every patient is given the same information with the same excellence.

• Receive care from an organization that confirms in writing for every patient that services provided follow written standards.

• Fully understand how an organization may profit from any decision you make about your pregnancy.

• Have confidence that your medical care provider will direct  the follow-up care needed to measure the effectiveness of treatment and protect your reproductive health. 

• Receive information on community resources available to you for ongoing support related to abortion, adoption, and parenting.

Your Responsibilities: 

• You are responsible for providing accurate health-history information to your provider.

• You are responsible to participate in deciding your personal treatment plan.

• You are responsible to follow the treatment plan you agree to with your provider.

• You are responsible to understand your rights.

• You are responsible to communicate suggestions, complaints or offenses in an exit survey at the end of each appointment.