Submitted by Anne Landman on
The anti-abortion group Live Action is promoting a new, hidden-camera style video resembling those made by conservative activist James O'Keefe, who gained fame in 2009 for making a video in which he posed as a pimp and, with a woman posing as a prostitute, got an employee of the community group ACORN to give him tax advice. O'Keefe's video led to the ACORN's downfall before it was revealed as a hoax. In similar fashion, Live Action sent actors to 12 Planned Parenthood clinics in six states where they sought advice on how to obtain medical care for under-age prostitutes. The new video shows a Planned Parenthood employee offering advice on how to obtain the care, with suggestions like hiding the prostitutes' ages. Planned Parenthood subsequently fired the employee. Live Action plans to use the video to discredit Planned Parenthood and try to curtail its funding. The video, filmed at Planned Parenthood's clinic in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, was produced by Lila Rose, who also runs Live Action. Rose worked with O'Keefe on producing undercover videos in Planned Parenthood clinics in the past. O'Keefe is currently serving three years' probation for tampering with telephones in the office of Democratic Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu. The Planned Parenthood Federation of America said its Perth Amboy affiliate contacted prosecutors immediately after the "highly unusual" staged visit, which it concluded was a hoax.[Updated 12:23 MST, Feb.3, 2011]
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Anonymous replied on Permalink
ACORN was not brought down by a hoax
"O'Keefe's video led to the ACORN's downfall before it was revealed as a hoax."
This is simply not true, it was never shown to be a hoax. Please check your sources.
Anne Landman replied on Permalink
Yes it was
The whole affair was well-documented to be a hoax, from O'Keefe dressing like a pimp to the selective, heavy editing of the video
http://mediamatters.org/columns/201002230024
Anne Landman
gregory replied on Permalink
No it wasn't
All that was "debunked" is the notion that the filmmakers were dressed in costumes when ACORN employees told them how to break the law. You're really reaching.
Bristol Joe replied on Permalink
Think again.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122275494
Mutternich replied on Permalink
The oh-so-loving anti-choicers
have shown once again where their hearts really are.
If it comes to that, an under-age victim of trafficking has no less need and no less right to medical treatment for STD than, say, a cavorting congressperson or merry-making megachurch pastor. Using tactics like this to damage charitable organizations that provide such care is truly despicable.