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Tracy Rosenberg<p>Texas threatens <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/midwife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>midwife</span></a> with 20 years in prison. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>abortion</span></a> <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/03/18/texas-abortion-arrest-maria-margarita-rojas/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/03/18/te</span><span class="invisible">xas-abortion-arrest-maria-margarita-rojas/</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="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/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/health-science/abortion/2025/03/26/516924/texas-suspends-houston-area-midwifes-license-amid-criminal-case-over-unlawful-abortions/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Midwife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Midwife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MidwiferyLicense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidwiferyLicense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasAbortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasAbortion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasAbortionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasAbortionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasAttorneyGeneralSOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasAttorneyGeneralSOffice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasDepartmentOfLicensingAndRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasDepartmentOfLicensingAndRegulation</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/17/texas-abortion-midwife-arrested/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texastribune.org/2025/03/17/te</span><span class="invisible">xas-abortion-midwife-arrested/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/TexasTribune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasTribune</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/midwife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>midwife</span></a> arrested for alleged 'illegal abortions' </p><p>Justice for <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MariaMargaritaRojas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MariaMargaritaRojas</span></a> and <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Jos%C3%A9Ley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoséLey</span></a> </p><p>2nd degree felony in <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/TX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TX</span></a>. Could get up to 20 years. </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FascistUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistUSA</span></a></p>
HeiDe<p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/17/us/texas-illegal-abortions/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edition.cnn.com/2025/03/17/us/</span><span class="invisible">texas-illegal-abortions/index.html</span></a> Texas woman arrested for providing ‘illegal <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abortions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortions</span></a>,’ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> attorney general says Holly Shearman, clinical director of Tomball Birth Center, where Rojas worked part-time, told The Tribune she was shocked by the arrest. She described Rojas as a skilled <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midwife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>midwife</span></a> who provided care to a predominantly Spanish-speaking, low-income area.</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> AG, said in a statement that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/midwife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>midwife</span></a>, Maria Margarita Rojas, operated clinics in several towns around Houston, including 2 in Harris County, the state’s most populous county, &amp; one in Waller County, a more rural &amp; conservative jurisdiction where the charges were brought.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WomensHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MaleSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaleSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RoeVWade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoeVWade</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BackAlleyAbortions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackAlleyAbortions</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/midwife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>midwife</span></a> &amp; an associate have been arrested &amp; charged w/illegally performing abortions in greater <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a>, acc/to court records &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> AG, apparently the first <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> arrests of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> providers since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> overturned <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RoeVWade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoeVWade</span></a> in 2022.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WomensHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MaleSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaleSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BackAlleyAbortions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackAlleyAbortions</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/abortion-arrest.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=69B9A807-AD57-4712-B295-54FF457D615B" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/abortion-arrest.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=69B9A807-AD57-4712-B295-54FF457D615B</span></a></p>
Yono Se<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Crochet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Crochet</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Mandala" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mandala</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Midwife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Midwife</span></a> baby blanket.</p>