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ck4829

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Mon Mar 17, 2025, 04:54 PM Mar 2025

Consider Jury Nullification - Houston-area midwife arrested for allegedly providing "illegal" abortions [View all]

A Houston-area midwife has been arrested on allegations she performed illegal abortions, the first criminal charges brought under the state’s near-total abortion ban, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday.

Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, was charged with the illegal performance of an abortion, as well as practicing medicine without a license, according to Paxton.

Rojas, who identified herself as “Dr. Maria,” operated a network of clinics in Waller, Cypress and Spring. According to Paxton’s news release, the clinics “unlawfully employed unlicensed individuals who falsely presented themselves as licensed medical professionals.”

Rojas also allegedly provided illegal abortion procedures at these clinics, a second-degree felony that comes with up to 20 years in prison.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/17/texas-abortion-midwife-arrested/

"Not guilty" in the jury box.

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