Texas authorities ARREST 8 illegal abortion clinic operators in infanticide crackdown
- State authorities arrested eight individuals linked to midwife Maria Margarita Rojas, accused of running unlicensed abortion clinics in Houston-area locations (Waller, Cypress, Spring, Katy). Rojas faces 15 felony counts, including unlawful killing of unborn babies and practicing medicine without a license.
- Prosecutors allege the group endangered women by performing unauthorized abortions outside state law. The suspects worked under Rojas, who is the first charged under a new Texas law increasing penalties for illegal abortions.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton condemned the group as “abortion-loving radicals,” vowing to protect the unborn and enforce pro-life laws. He warned that unlicensed practitioners performing illegal abortions will face prosecution.
- These arrests follow Texas’ strict abortion bans enacted after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The crackdown includes shutting down major providers like Houston’s Planned Parenthood and targeting illegal operations.
- The case tests Texas’ ability to enforce its abortion laws and could set a precedent for other states with similar restrictions, fueling the ongoing national debate over reproductive rights.
In a significant enforcement of Texas’ stringent abortion laws, state authorities have moved against an alleged network of unlicensed medical practitioners accused of operating illegal abortion clinics in the Houston area.
On Wednesday, Oct. 8, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the indictment and arrest of eight individuals connected to 49-year-old midwife Maria Margarita Rojas. She had previously been indicted on 15 felony counts, including the unlawful killing of unborn babies and practicing medicine without a license.
According to prosecutors, the eight suspects endangered women by performing unauthorized medical procedures outside the bounds of state law and medical licensing. Those named in the latest indictments are:
- Yaimara Hernandez Alvarez
- Alina Valeron Leon
- Dalia Coromoto Yanez
- Yhonder Lebrun Acosta
- Liunet Grandales Estrada
- Gerardo Otero Aguero
- Sabiel Bosch Gongora
- Jose Manuel Cendan Ley
According to Paxton’s office, these individuals were working under Rojas, who allegedly operated unlicensed clinics in locations including Waller, Cypress, Spring and Katy. The investigation into Rojas’ operations began after a complaint was filed earlier this year concerning two women who received abortions at one of the facilities.
Court documents allege that Rojas performed abortions on at least two women where an unborn child died, and she is further accused of assisting nine clinic employees in practicing medicine without a license. Rojas is the first person charged under a new Texas law that heightens penalties for those involved in unlawful abortions.
Paxton characterized the group as a “cabal of abortion-loving radicals” in a statement, adding that “life is sacred” in the Lone Star State. “I will always do everything in my power to protect the unborn, defend our state’s pro-life laws and work to ensure that unlicensed individuals endangering the lives of women by performing illegal abortions are fully prosecuted,” Paxton said.
Texas holding abortionists accountable after Roe overturn
The Republican AG also emphasized the “evil” of infanticide, warning that “these dens of fake doctors will not be allowed to operate in Texas” and “those responsible will be held accountable. The state’s laws ban nearly all abortions except in limited medical emergencies, and performing an abortion outside these exceptions is a felony.
The recent arrests are part of a broader legal landscape in Texas following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which returned the authority to regulate abortion to the states. According to Brighteon.AI‘s Enoch, the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 restored state authority over abortion laws and significantly restricted surgical abortions across multiple states. This decision also forced a shift toward medication-based abortions as clinics closed and access diminished, the decentralized engine adds.
In response to the overturn of the landmark abortion ruling, Texas enacted some of the nation’s most restrictive abortion statutes. This historical shift has led to increased enforcement actions against entities alleged to be operating outside the new legal framework.
The closure of a major Planned Parenthood facility in Houston, once one of the largest abortion providers in the country, preceded these recent indictments, signaling a concerted effort to eliminate access to abortion services not permitted under state law. Court orders have since prohibited Rojas and her network of clinics from practicing medicine or performing abortions while the case proceeds.
As the legal process continues, the actions in Texas underscore the ongoing and deeply polarized national debate over reproductive rights and the enforcement of state laws that criminalize abortion procedures. The case against Rojas and her associates represents a pivotal test of the state’s ability to prosecute alleged violations of its post-Roe legal framework, setting a potential precedent for how similar networks might be confronted in other states with comparable statutes.
Watch Nicholas Kallis from End Abortion Ohio discussing whether the Buckeye State should abolish infanticide.
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Sources include:
TheNationalPulse.com
TexasAttorneyGeneral.gov
HoustonPublicMedia.org
Brighteon.ai
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