• Eat a little breakfast.

• Shower/bath (a vaginal ultrasound may be performed)

• Dress comfortably and bring a jacket. (NO PAJAMAS)

• Bring a book or another form of entertainment with you.

• Identification. We will need to see an ID with a photo and date of birth. We need to verify your age for certain services.

• If you are under 18 years old, we will accept your social security card, health insurance card, school ID, or your recent report card as identification.

• Your payment is in the form of cash, VISA, or Mastercard.

• Patients who choose to receive moderate sedation are required to have a designated driver present prior to the procedure.

• Wear comfortable clothes for your appointment. We provide pads, so we recommend that you wear underwear.

• For security reasons, we ask that you leave purses or bags in your car, and we do not allow electronics (phones, iPads, smart watches, really anything that takes a picture) in the clinic.

  • Please bring something like a book or journal to keep you entertained during your visit.

Please don’t have any street drugs (such as; aspirin, alcohol, marijuana, etc.) 48 hours prior to your appointment. If you’ve used these substances, the health care provider may not be able to offer you pain medication or may not be able to perform your abortion at all. It is usually OK to take your prescribed medicines; please mention any when you make your appointment.

Only visitors can accompany patients who choose to take an optional one-time, pre-procedural dose of anti-anxiety medication (called valium), minors, translators, and support persons for individuals with disabilities.

Visitor Policy: Patients are required to come to the clinic ALONE for the entirety of their appointment. We need to distribute a lot of material, therefore we'd prefer it if you came by yourself so we could have your full attention. If you are bringing a driver, they will need to remain in the car while waiting. Drivers need to be informed that wait periods may go beyond 5 hours.

Child Policy: Childcare is NOT offered by ACS. There isn't a family area available for kids to wait while their loved ones have appointments.

NOTE: Patients who choose to receive a one-time, pre-procedural dose of anti-anxiety medication (Valium) ARE required to have a designated driver present prior to the procedure.

• Numerous variables affect appointment times. The average visit lasts 3-5 hours. Appointment times may go beyond 5 hours because so many people have to travel to get to services.

Our regular appointments require you to be here with a number of other patients. You will all fill out paperwork and have lab work completed as a group before you have counseling to explain how the procedure is done and how to take care of yourself afterward. Then, each of you will have counseling individually before you see the doctor.

While a patient is within the facility, ACS prohibits the use of electronics. Since taking images of other patients has caused us issues in the past, we now completely avoid the situation at hand. Anything that can take pictures, including phones, tablets, smartwatches, and other devices, is not permitted inside. We advise you to bring a book, crossword puzzles, a journal, or anything else to keep you occupied during your visit.

Yes, there are usually some protesters outside. They are not allowed on the property which means that they must stay on the sidewalk outside of our parking lot. They may not touch you or your vehicle and they are not allowed into the parking lot. They want you to stop and talk with them and read the literature they hand out, but you are under no obligation to acknowledge them if you don't want to.

If you have more questions, please visit our Appointment Instructions page, or please feel free to call the office.