A Houston midwife in under arrest for allegedly performing abortions. It’s the first time that criminal charges have been brought under the state’s near total ban on the procedure.
Maria Rojas is also charged with practicing medicine without a license. The Texas Attorney General’s Office alleges she called herself “Dr. Maria” and ran a number of clinics in Spanish-speaking, low-income neighborhoods. If found guilty, she faces up to two-decades in prison.