Ignoring the law

In “A sting leads to a planned tragedy,” the author attacks Lila Rose for nothing more than trying to help women. Ms. Rose, a UCLA student, went into a Planned Parenthood here in Bloomington posing as a 13-year-old who wanted an abortion and claimed to have a partner who was 31-years-old.

In actuality, the young lady was 20-years-old and an undercover reporter for Live Action Films. The employee of Planned Parenthood advised the undercover reporter to go to Illinois and lie about her age, thus landing the employee a suspension. The IDS has portrayed this woman as a self-righteous journalist only trying to promote her “anti-choice” agenda, but I believe the IDS is the self-righteous party in this case.

The editorial staff simply pushes aside the fact that many laws were broken by the employee and claims that Rose is making it harder for women with real problems to get help. The idea that a sting operation to promote the law the employee broke was interfering with everyday operations is absurd. If daily operations consist of breaking the law, then maybe Planned Parenthood should not be allowed to continue offering these services.

With Planned Parenthood receiving more than $300 million dollars out of the pockets of taxpayers, it should be held accountable when the law is broken. This kind of operation is no different than a sting at a liquor store for illegal alcohol purchases or a gas station for the sale of cigarettes to minors.

In actuality, this case is much worse because lives are at risk. No laws were broken this time because Rose was of age, but it makes one wonder – how many underage women are not being protected by Planned Parenthood?

Live Action Films may have a pro-life agenda, but does that mean that they can do no good? It is imperative that we stop looking at things from a liberal or conservative way of thinking and try to see what is best for women in the case of abortion.

Whether or not you support abortion, we can all agree that young ladies under the age of 14 should have proper protection, not just the illusion of it.

Jacob Quinn
IU College Republicans Press
Secretary