Paxton raises the first criminal charges for alleged violations of the abortion restrictions in Texas

A midwife was arrested and accused after the Attorney General was charged by Texas that it carried out illegal abortions in accordance with this law of the state, and the first criminal complaints that were raised under his almost incoming abortion ban.

On March 17, Paxon's office said that Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, was known to Houston, which was known as “Dr.

“Life in Texas is sacred.” The Texas law to protect life is clear and we will be accountable for those who violate the violation of them. “

The law of Texas, which limits abortion after a pregnancy of the six weeks, is the life of a woman who is not in danger, the strictest abortion laws in the country. According to the decision of the Supreme Court of the US Court of Justice, it was adopted in Dobbs against Jackson Women's Health Organization in Dobbs, which in cases such as Roe v.

In a press release, Paxon's office said that the law is “blaming abortion providers – no patients – criminal for illegal interventions”.

A representative of the Texas Catholic bishops, the political arm of the Catholic bishops in this state, did not immediately answer on inquiries about comments.

Kimberlyn Schwartz, Director of Media and Communication for Texas Right to Life, said in an explanation to OSV News: “Ausers did not go away in Texas.

“Pre -born babies who were killed in illegal abortions deserve justice,” she said. “We are grateful for the work of Attorney General, Ken Paxton, to enforce our pro-life laws.

Governor Kathy Hochul, Dn.Y., whose administration with Texas is economical because of Paxon's lawsuit about a doctor based in New York because he has prescribed a woman near Dalla's abortion pills, wrote in a post that “Republicans could make our worst fears in reality: a midwife in Texas could pursue life because he could have a dislike.

“This is what women and providers have to endure because Trump's top court v. Wade has lifted,” she said. “Awful.

The Catholic Church teaches that the entire human life is sacred from conception to natural death and contradicts such direct abortion.

According to the decision of the Supreme Court in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization in June 2022, the church officials in the United States repeated the concern of the church for mother and child and to strengthen the available support for those who live in poverty, or other reasons that could increase the likelihood of abortion.

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