Texas Midwife Arrested for Performing Illegal Abortions
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Midwife Maria Margarita Rojas, of Houston, has been arrested on charges of performing illegal abortions. She is the first person indicted under Texas’ near-total abortion ban in violation of the Texas Human Life Protection Act of 2021. Accused of performing abortions without a license, Rojas ran clandestine clinics in the Houston suburbs. Pro-life groups praised the arrest as the affair reignited the debate over abortion restrictions in the state.
TexasAttorneyGeneralKenPaxtonsaid,“InTexas,lifeissacred.Iwillalwaysdoeverythinginmypowertoprotecttheunborn,defendourstate’spro-lifelawsandworktoensurethatunlicensedindividualswhoendangerwomen’slivesbyperformingillegalabortionsarefullyprosecuted.”Headdedthat,“TheTexaslawprotectinglifeisclearandwewillholdthosewhoviolateitaccountable”.
PaxtonalsopointedoutthatabortionsarebannedinTexasexceptundercertaincircumstances,suchassavingthelifeofapregnantwoman.Meanwhile,some“pro-life”protesters,suchasthegroupTexasRighttoLife,demonstratedinfavorofarre
