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In a significant enforcement of Texas's stringent abortion laws, state authorities have arrested three individuals accused of performing illegal abortions and practicing medicine without proper licensing in the Houston area. The arrests mark the first criminal charges under Texas's near-total abortion ban, enacted following the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
On March 6, 2025, Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, a certified midwife known as "Dr. Maria," was arrested in Waller County. Rojas faces charges of performing illegal abortions and practicing medicine without a. . .
