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Appeals Court Overturns Order Closing Texas Midwife Clinics Accused of Illegal Abortions
The court found the state relied on inadmissible affidavits and sent the civil case back for further proceedings.
The Fifteenth Court of Appeals overturned an order that had closed Rojas' midwife clinics in Texas due to insufficient evidence and improper affidavits in court.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office charged Rojas with illegal abortions and practicing medicine without a license, resulting in her house arrest.
Rojas is the first person sued under the Texas Human Life Protection Act, which bans abortions after six weeks, and faces 22 indictment counts including abortion-related charges.
The case is part of a larger national legal conflict over abortion rights following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortion.