A Texas civil court judge has barred a Houston-area midwife from providing medical services following her arrest this week on charges of performing an illegal abortion.
A temporary restraining order from Judge Gary Chaney of Waller County closes three clinics operated by Maria Rojas. Chaney’s order, which Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced Thursday, also sets a temporary injunction hearing for March 27.
This arrest and two others appear to be the first in Texas under the state’s post-Roe abortion laws that prohibit pregnancy terminations except in limited circumstances to protect the health of the mother.
The arrests ...
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