Tag Archives: Maria Margarita Rojas

Appeals court tosses injunction against Maria Rojas

Good. A Texas appeals court on Thursday tossed out an injunction against a Houston-area midwife accused of providing illegal abortions, saying Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office hasn’t presented any direct evidence that she violated the state’s ban. The ruling by … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Legal matters | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Appeals court tosses injunction against Maria Rojas

Hearing held on Maria Rojas’ injunction appeal

Keeping a close eye on this. Attorneys for Maria Rojas, the Texas midwife accused of providing illegal abortions, asked an appeals court to reverse a temporary injunction that prevents her from practicing medicine while her landmark case moves through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Legal matters | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Hearing held on Maria Rojas’ injunction appeal

More indictments in the Maria Rojas case

Paxton pushing paper. Eight people have been indicted on charges of practicing medicine without a license as part of the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s investigation into a Houston-area midwife accused of providing illegal abortions, the attorney general’s office announced Wednesday. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on More indictments in the Maria Rojas case

More indictments against Maria Rojas

Remember to wait until her lawyers get a chance to respond before making any inferences about this. The Texas midwife who earlier this year became the first person charged under the state law banning people from performing abortions is now charged with 15 … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on More indictments against Maria Rojas

Maria Rojas appeals clinic shutdown order

Keep an eye on this. The Texas Attorney General’s Office can’t prove that a Houston-area midwife provided an illegal abortion, her lawyers say. In an appeal submitted to the Texas First Court of Appeals on Monday, lawyers for Maria Rojas … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Maria Rojas appeals clinic shutdown order

More from Maria Rojas’ attorney

Good stuff from the Press. During a March 27 hearing, Waller County District Judge Gary Chaney granted an injunction declaring that a network of three Houston-area clinics must remain temporarily closed. Marc Hearron, senior counsel for the Center for Reproductive … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Maria Rojas’ attorneys get a chance to speak

And surprise surprise, they say the charges against their client are long on bluster and short on facts. When the Texas Attorney General’s office announced its first arrest under Texas’ abortion laws, the court filings and press statements painted a … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Maria Rojas’ attorneys get a chance to speak

Order issued to temporarily close Maria Rojas’ clinics

This was expected. A Texas court has temporarily shut down a group of Houston-area clinics run by a midwife accused of performing illegal abortions and practicing medicine without a license. Waller County Judge Gary W. Chaney on Tuesday signed an … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Order issued to temporarily close Maria Rojas’ clinics

More on Paxton’s abortion arrests

From Mother Jones. In what appears to be the first arrests of healthcare providers for allegedly violating a post-Roe v. Wade state abortion ban, Maria Margarita Rojas, a midwife working in the region around Houston, and her employee, medical assistant … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Waller County midwife arrested on abortion charges

Yikes. A Houston-area midwife has been arrested on allegations she performed illegal abortions, the first criminal charges brought under the state’s near-total abortion ban, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday. Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, was charged with the illegal … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Waller County midwife arrested on abortion charges