Texas appeals court reverses temporary injunction against midwife accused of violating state abortion ban

Key Points:

• A Texas appeals court reversed a temporary injunction that had shut down three Houston-area clinics run by Maria Margarita Rojas, who was accused of violating the state's abortion ban and practicing medicine without a license.
• The court found that the state did not provide sufficient evidence to justify the injunction and improperly admitted probable-cause affidavits from Rojas' criminal case during the civil hearing.
• The ruling only addresses the injunction's status and does not determine the truth of the allegations against Rojas, who faces separate criminal charges including a second-degree felony for allegedly performing illegal abortions.
• Rojas' legal team, including the Center for Reproductive Rights, praised the decision as a critical step against what they describe as unjust treatment, highlighting the impact on Rojas and the predominantly low-income, Spanish-speaking community she served.
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office stated it plans to petition the Texas Supreme Court for review and emphasized measures taken to protect women from what it calls Rojas' "illegal abortion scheme."