Houston midwife accused of illegal abortions appeals clinic closures

A close-up of family planning pamphlets at Latinoamericana Medical Clinic in Spring on March 27, 2025. The clinic, part of Maria Margarita Rojas' network, remains closed after a Waller County judge granted a temporary injunction prohibiting the facility from providing medical services in March. (Credit: Hope Mora for The Texas Tribune)

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A Houston-area midwife accused of performing illegal abortions has laid out the case for her innocence for the first time, alleging in an appeal filed Monday that the Texas Attorney General’s office was so desperate to prosecute an abortion case that it “conducted a shoddy investigation and leapt to wild conclusions.”