A midwife was arrested in the Houston area, claiming to be submitted Illegal abortion operationsThe first such arrest under the prohibition of semi -near abortion of Texas.
Texas Pakiston Prosecutor announced that Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, who has known herself as “Dr. Maria” accused of illegal performance of abortion, a second degree felony, as well as practicing medicine without a license.
The demonstrators participate in abortion rights in the country's levels in the wake of the leaked Supreme Court's opinion, indicating the possibility of the ROE V. Wade, in Houston, Texas, United States, May 14, 2022. (Reuters/Calhan Ohair)
“In Texas, life is sacred,” Buckston said in a statement. “I will always do everything in a pursuit to protect life -supporting laws in our state, and I am working to ensure that unlicensed individuals who are exposed to women's lives by performing illegal abortion are fully tried.”
“The Texas Law, which protects life, is clear, and we will hold those who violate it,” he added.
Rojas claims that a network of clinics in the outskirts of Houston Wal, cypress And spring. The Buckston office said that the clinics “illegally used unlicensed individuals who have falsely presented themselves as licensed medical professionals.”
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The Texas Packstone Prosecutor speaks at a press conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Rojas accuses herself of performing illegal abortion in clinics, in violation of the 2021 Texas Life Protection Law.
Abortion of abortion is banned in Texas, except for certain conditions to save the life of a pregnant woman. Texas carry abortion providers, not patients, Criminal For illegal procedures, the Buckston office said.
Waller Sean County's lawyer and the case passed the case to the Buckston office.
Fox News Digital has communicated with clinics where the alleged abortion and Whittmore office were conducted.
Cesar Franco prays the rosary with supporters of life and abortion who gathered with the traditional family ownership organization for singing and prayer on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, in protest against a clear statue of miscarriage that was installed in the Kolin family square on the Houston University campus. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
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In addition to detention, Healthcare program The Public Prosecutor's Office has submitted to obtain a temporary restriction order to close clinics.
