By Sarah Terzo

7 weeks and 9 weeks
Juanita Cuevas, who works as a medical assistant at Planned Parenthood’s South Sacramento clinic, wants her 14 year-old daughter to be able to have an abortion without her knowledge or permission.
A Sacramento girl, whose mother works at a Planned Parenthood clinic, has never had to seek out an abortion clinic. But if she were to get pregnant, she said, she’d want a safe place to turn for counseling and, perhaps, surgery—beyond the reach of her mother’s radar…..
The daughter, Priscilla Chavez, says:
“I don’t know,” she said. “Even though she’s a Planned Parenthood lady, I don’t think I would, because I would be afraid of her thinking badly of me.”….
Her mother is fine with this:
Cuevas said she is comfortable with that and wants only to ensure that her daughter and other girls continue to have a safe place to turn.
“This is a woman’s right,” she said. “And I understand that a 14-year-old isn’t yet a woman, but it’s her right.”
From Jeffrey M. Barker, “The parent trap,” News Review 6/9/2005.
This interview seems scripted. What mother would really be ok with her daughter making such a huge decision alone?
Editor’s note. This appeared at Clinic Quotes and is reposted with permission.