#texasabortion — Public Fediverse posts

This year, the federal government took a note from Texas’ playbook and barred Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide from accessing Medicaid reimbursements.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2025/10/15/533387/the-feds-are-cutting-off-public-money-for-all-planned-parenthoods-following-a-playbook-that-began-in-texas/

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A Houston-area midwife accused of performing illegal abortions has laid out the case for her innocence, alleging in an appeal that the Texas Attorney General’s office “conducted a shoddy investigation and leapt to wild conclusions.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2025/05/15/521388/houston-midwife-accused-of-illegal-abortions-appeals-clinic-closures/

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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. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2025/03/26/516924/texas-suspends-houston-area-midwifes-license-amid-criminal-case-over-unlawful-abortions/

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A Houston-area midwife was arrested after allegedly performing illegal abortions and operating clinics without a license, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2025/03/17/516175/houston-area-midwife-arrested-for-allegedly-performing-illegal-abortions-texas-ag-says/

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20 women are now suing Texas, saying state abortion laws endangered them

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/11/15/1213188342/20-women-sue-texas-over-abortion-laws

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