Former Planned Parenthood nurse discusses her experience working at abortion clinic

Marianne Anderson worked at the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Indianapolis for two and half years until July of 2012.  She was recently interviewed about her experience working there by The Criterion, a newspaper of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. 

Q. When did you start having qualms or misgivings about working for Planned Parenthood?

A. “I started feeling uneasy working there when people came from [the] national [office] in New York City to teach us the conscious sedation process. It was disgusting. These two ladies had this chant they would do: ‘Abortion all the time!’ I thought, ‘I’ve got to get out of here.’ That was about six to eight months after I started.

“Those women from New York acted like an abortion was a rite of passage. They were like, ‘How can you not offer abortion to women? It’s their body. They should be able to do whatever they want. How can you force them to have a baby? Abortion should be free to anybody, anytime.’ ”

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 Q. What experiences stick with you?

A. “One young girl came in with her mom. She was about 16. Her mom had made the appointment. That’s not supposed to be how it works. It’s supposed to only be the patient who makes the appointment. I checked her in, and she thought she was there for a prenatal checkup. The mom was pushing it. She blindsided her own daughter.......

FULL INTERVIEW