Statement from Lila Rose on ethics of undercover investigation of Planned Parenthood

Lila Rose, president of Live Action, has given us a statement following the Catholic blogosphere's recent parsing of the ethics of lying to Planned Parenthood to uncover illegal and immoral activity (which could help the campaign to cut its U.S. taxpayer funding). Her group has released videos from recent sting operations in New Jersey, Virgina and New York. They're here.

Live Action is a small, pro-life grassroots organization, and one of our primary goals is to unmask the lies of the abortion industry and lobby. We are not about deception; we are about the truth.

Some Catholic intellectuals have a problem with Live Action's practicing of established methods of investigative work. We in no way mean to dismiss their opinions, but we are in profound disagreement with them. At this time, our team's energies and attentions must be focused on advancing the opportunities our investigative research has provided the pro-life movement.

We invite you to join us to work together with all our hearts to defend the lives of the millions at stake. 

We'll have a story on this topic in our OSV Newsweekly issue available online on Wednesday. Stay tuned.