Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Maria Margarita Rojas, a woman who allegedly performed illegal abortions and practiced medicine without a license, on Monday.. Why It ...

A health clinic owned by Maria Margarita Rojas is closed in Waller, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Rojas on March 17 was charged with performing an illegal abortion, becoming the first person to be ...

Texas charges midwife in first arrest under state’s abortion ban. Ken Paxton, the state’s Republican attorney general, alleges Maria Margarita Rojas performed illegal abortions and practiced ...

The arrest of Maria Margarita Rojas marks the first criminal case against an alleged abortion provider in Texas since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022 — and a major escalation in the far right ...

Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, a midwife known as Dr. Maria, was arrested in Waller County, Texas, and charged with illegal performance of an abortion and practicing medicine without a license ...

Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, was charged with the illegal performance of an abortion, a second-degree felony in Texas, the state attorney general announced on Monday.

Maria Margarita Rojas owned and operated multiple clinics in the Houston area, according to Texas AG Ken Paxton, where she was known as "Dr. Maria." ...

A health clinic owned by Maria Margarita Rojas is closed in Waller, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Rojas on March 17 was charged with performing an illegal abortion, becoming the first person to be ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton said Maria Margarita Rojas—known as “Dr. Maria”—was operating several clinics near Houston. Night Editor A Texas midwife and their colleague became the first ...

Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, a licensed midwife, and Jose Ley, 29 and her employee, were charged with the illegal performance of an abortion, as well as practicing medicine without a license.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Maria Margarita Rojas, a woman who allegedly performed illegal abortions and practiced medicine without a license, on Monday. A law went ...