Latest NewsWith Arrest of Midwife, Texas Escalates Chilling Reproductive Rights Crackdown RandyMarch 23, 2025 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Maria Margarita Rojas on March 17. The Houston-area midwife faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly performing illegal abortions — a second-degree felony — and practicing medicine without a license. The chilling announcement marks Texas’s first criminal case against a health care provider since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Two of Rojas’s employees, Jose Ley and Rubildo Matos, were also arrested. Abortion CareAbortion RightsGOPHealthcareMidwifeTexas
