Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his state's first arrests under a 2021 law criminalizing nearly all abortions.
Paxton shared on Monday that the state had arrested 48-year-old midwife Maria Margarita Rojas on charges related to "providing illegal abortions and illegally operating a network of clinics." Rojas is charged with the illegal performance of an abortion, a second-degree felony in the state under a 2021 law. An employee of Rojas' named Jose Ley was also arrested. The pair face up to 20 years in prison if they are convicted.
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