Texas AG submits the first criminal charges according to abortion rights

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(OSV News)-A midwife was arrested and accused after the Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, claimed that she had illegally and the first criminal charges according to the law of this state, which were raised under her almost total 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. “

Under the strictest in the country

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”.

On March 18, Paxton announced two further arrests according to the law.

Jennifer Allmon, Executive Director of Texas Bischofs' Conference, the public policy arm of the Catholic bishops in this state, told OSV News: “These arrests show that the law on the protection of human life works exactly as it should, and those who take illegal abortions into account.”

Protection of unborn children

“We thank the district prosecutor of Waller County, Sean Whittmore and Attorney General Ken Paxton for their work to protect human life and to the responsibility of those who violate our laws to protect unborn children,” said Allmon.

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.

Catholic teaching on abortion

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.

Kate Scanlon is a national reporter for OSV News on Washington. Follow her on X @kgscanlon.