FIRST ON 2: Houston-area midwife reindicted on 22 counts, including financial harm allegations
Read full article: FIRST ON 2: Houston-area midwife reindicted on 22 counts, including financial harm allegationsA Houston-area midwife at the center of a landmark Texas abortion case has been reindicted on 22 counts, including new allegations that she violated the Medical Practice Act and caused financial harm to patients.
Texas Appeals Court to decide whether Houston midwife accused of illegal abortions can reopen clinics
Read full article: Texas Appeals Court to decide whether Houston midwife accused of illegal abortions can reopen clinicsA Texas court will hear an appeal this week in a case challenging an injunction that closed three Houston-area maternal health clinics run by a midwife accused under the state’s abortion law.
Houston-area midwife accused in abortion case missed payments for court-ordered GPS monitor
Read full article: Houston-area midwife accused in abortion case missed payments for court-ordered GPS monitorA Houston-area midwife facing felony charges in a historic Texas abortion case has fallen behind on payments for a court-ordered GPS monitor, according to proceedings in Waller County District Court. Defense attorneys say the monthly cost has been difficult to afford while the case remains pending.
‘Show us the evidence’: Defense for worker in historic abortion case calls charges political
Read full article: ‘Show us the evidence’: Defense for worker in historic abortion case calls charges politicalJose Ley, the worker who was arrested alongside licensed midwife Maria Rojas, appeared in Waller County court on Wednesday.
Worker in Maria Rojas abortion case makes first court appearance
Read full article: Worker in Maria Rojas abortion case makes first court appearance37-year-old Yhonder Lebrun Acosta joined the hearing virtually in Waller County, where he’s charged with practicing medicine without a license at one of Maria Rojas’ clinics.
8 suspected workers of Houston area midwife accused of illegal abortion indicted
Read full article: 8 suspected workers of Houston area midwife accused of illegal abortion indictedThe Texas Attorney General’s Office is connecting eight workers to a first-of-its-kind Houston abortion case involving midwife Maria Rojas, who has been indicted on felony charges of practicing medicine without a license and performing illegal medicine.
Attorneys for Houston-area midwife want appeals court to reconsider decision to shut down clinics
Read full article: Attorneys for Houston-area midwife want appeals court to reconsider decision to shut down clinicsAttorneys for Maria Rojas are asking an appeals court judge to reverse an order that shut down Rojas' medical clinics.
Houston-area medical assistant accused of assisting illegal abortion posts bond
Read full article: Houston-area medical assistant accused of assisting illegal abortion posts bondThe Houston area medical assistant accused of assisting an illegal abortion at a Waller County medical clinic has posted bond and has been released from Waller County jail, according to court records.
Lawyers for Houston-area midwife accused of illegal abortions condemn state’s investigation
Read full article: Lawyers for Houston-area midwife accused of illegal abortions condemn state’s investigationMaria Rojas’ attorneys got their first chance to address the claims against her Thursday. She was released on bond but a judge ordered the clinics to remain closed.
Houston-area midwife accused of performing illegal abortions posts bond, invokes fifth amendment on the stand
Read full article: Houston-area midwife accused of performing illegal abortions posts bond, invokes fifth amendment on the standA judge will hear arguments on a temporary restraining order by the AG's Office to shut down the medical clinics owned by Maria Rojas, who is accused of performing illegal abortions and practicing medicine without a license.
Pro-life, pro-choice activists react to illegal abortion arrest
Read full article: Pro-life, pro-choice activists react to illegal abortion arrestWhile pro-life activists believe there needs to be stronger crackdown on illegal abortion, pro-choice activists say the overturning of Roe V. Wade has had detrimental consequences.