3 Arrested In Texas For Running Illegal Back-Alley Abortion Ring
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced the arrests of a woman and man for allegedly operating an illegal abortion network.
“Individuals killing unborn babies by performing illegal abortions in Texas will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, and I will not rest until justice is served,” Paxton said in a press release. “I will continue to fight to protect life and work to ensure that anyone guilty of violating our state’s pro-life laws is held accountable.”
On March 17 Paxton announced the arrest of 48-year-old Maria Margarita Rojas — known as “Dr. Maria” — for “providing illegal abortions and illegally operating a network of clinics” near northwest Houston. The next day, he announced the arrest of 29-year-old Jose Manuel Cendan Ley for “the unlawful performance of an abortion and the unlicensed practice of medicine.” Rojas also faces charges for “practicing medicine without a license.”
The attorney general’s Healthcare Program Enforcement Division also “filed for a temporary restraining order to shut down Rojas’s network of clinics to prevent further illegal activity,” according to the release.
Murdering an unborn child through abortion is a second-degree felony in Texas. Rojas faces two charges for “prohibited dismemberment abortion” and two charges for “practicing medicine in violation of subtitle,” according to the Waller County Sheriff’s Office. Her bond was set at $500,000 for each abortion charge and $200,000 for each unlicensed practice charge. (Read more from “3 Arrested In Texas For Running Illegal Back-Alley Abortion Ring” HERE)
