Texas "whistleblower" website used for snitching on abortions shut down
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A website created so people can anonymously snitch on abortions in Texas has been shut down for a second time. ProLifeWhistleblower.com, which was created by anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life, went dark this week, after the group received backlash from abortion rights activists and was sued by Planned Parenthood.
Texas' so-called "Heartbeat Act," which bans abortions past six weeks, went into effect Wednesday. Under the legislation, abortions cannot be performed and residents of the state can sue clinics, doctors, nurses and even someone who drives a woman to get the procedure for at least $10,000. Texas Right to Life created ProLifeWhistleblower.com in July so people can report violations of the Texas Heartbeat Act. Women who receive abortions cannot be sued, but families, friends, counselors, pastors, health care providers and others who help her get the procedure can be.Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.