Houston, March 19, 2025 (AFP) - Texas arrests assistant of midwife accused of illegal abortions

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2025-03-19
A second person was arrested for assisting a Texas midwife accused of providing illegal abortions in violation of the southern US state's near-total ban on the procedure, an official said. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday that a 48-year-old midwife, Maria Margarita Rojas, was arrested for providing illegal abortions and illegally operating a network of clinics in the Houston area. Her arrest on the second-degree felony charge -......
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