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Thursday, October 11 at 6 p.m.

The nearby AltaMed clinic provides women with multiple services for free.

Benefits like pregnancy tests, STD testing and treatment, and various forms of birth control are available at no cost for an entire year when enrolled in the Family Pact program.

Beginning October 11 on Thursday nights at 6 p.m. the clinic will provide information about STD prevention, answer questions, and hand out free bags of condoms. Confidentiality is key at the clinic, which is located at 1227 W. 17th St. Santa Ana.

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