Texas woman arrested for providing ‘illegal abortions,’ Texas attorney general says
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By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A Houston-area woman was recently arrested “for providing illegal abortions,” the office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a Monday news release. “In Texas, life is sacred.
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HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas midwife has been arrested and accused of providing illegal abortions, marking the first time authorities have filed criminal charges under the state’s near-total abortion ban, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday.
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A Houston-area woman was recently arrested “for providing illegal abortions,” the office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a Monday news release. “In Texas, life is sacred.
Texas has arrested a Houston-area midwife for allegedly performing illegal abortions at several clinics, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday.
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas midwife has been arrested and accused of providing illegal abortions, marking the first time authorities have filed criminal charges under the state’s near-total abortion ban, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday.
A Texas midwife and associate were arrested for allegedly performing illegal abortions. They're reportedly the first arrests under the state's near-total abortion ban enacted in 2022.
Texas midwife Maria Margarita Rojas was arrested for providing abortions and operating clinics, the first case to challenge the illegal operation of abortion clinics since Roe v. Wade's reversal.
A Texas midwife has been arrested and accused of providing illegal abortions, the first time authorities have filed criminal charges under the state’s near-total abortion ban.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced Tuesday that two more individuals have been arrested on charges they provided illegal abortions, apparently in connection to the midwife who was arrested this week on the same charges.
Two people have been arrested and charged with performing abortions in Texas, a state with one of the strictest bans against the controversial medical practice in the nation.
Maria Margarita Rojas has been charged with the illegal performance of an abortion, a second-degree felony, as well as practicing medicine without a license.
