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Rojas, 49, is the first person in Texas to be prosecuted under Texas’ strict abortion law passed in 2022.
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New York's shield law protects abortion providers in the state from certain legal actions if they provide treatment or medication to women in states with abortion restrictions or bans.

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Judge places injunction, shutting down Texas midwife's clinics amid illegal abortion lawsuit
Waller County Judge Gary Chaney issued a temporary injunction against four clinics affiliated with midwife Maria Margarita Rojas.
Texas suspends midwife’s license amid criminal case over unlawful abortions
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has suspended the midwifery license of Maria Margarita Rojas, a Houston-area midwife accused of performing illegal abortions and operating clinics without a license.
Texas attorney general sues Houston-area midwife accused of performing abortions at her 3 clinics
Maria Margarita Rojas owned and operated multiple clinics in the Houston area, according to Texas AG Ken Paxton, where she was known as "Dr. Maria."
New York county clerk blocks Texas abortion telehealth suit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had sued the New York doctor in December, accusing her of violating his state's ban by providing abortion pills to a resident. When the doctor and her attorneys failed to appear,
NY official rejects Texas judgment against doctor in abortion pill case
A local official in New York on Thursday rejected Texas' effort to enforce a $100,000 judgment against a New York doctor accused of sending abortion pills to the state, escalating an unprecedented interstate conflict.
New York Uses Rare Move to Block Texas’s Anti-Abortion Crusade
New York officials used a shield law for the first time to prevent an abortion provider from being punished in a different state.
Who is Maria Rojas? What to know about the woman charged in Texas' first illegal abortion case
Maria Rojas and two associates were arrested in March over accusations they were illegally providing medical care and provided a woman with abortion pills.
Texas suspends license of woman tied to multiple clinics — here’s what investigators found
The Texas Department of Licensing and Registration said the woman's midwifery license has been suspended pending the outcome of her criminal case.
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Who Is Maria Margarita Rojas? What to Know About Texas Abortion Arrest
according to The Texas Tribune. In a press release on Monday, Paxton said Rojas, a midwife known as "Dr. Maria," was illegally operating multiple clinics in the Northwest Houston area. She was ...
San Antonio Current9d
Texas’ first abortion arrests stem from monthlong attorney general investigation
Correction, March 19, 2025 at 8:56 p.m.: A previous version of this story misidentified Maria Margarita Rojas' occupation. She is a licensed midwife. This article originally appeared in the Texas Tribune. The Texas Tribune is a member-supported ...
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Texas Attorney General Halts Houston-Area Clinics Suspected of Illegal Abortions and Unlicensed Practices
Texas AG Paxton secures an injunction to keep Maria Rojas' clinics, accused of illegal abortions and unlicensed practices, closed.
Woman arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions in Houston area, Texas AG says
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that a 48-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly illegally providing abortions in the Houston area.
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