Posted on 03/25/2025 7:09:09 PM PDT by Morgana
HOUSTON — Court documents are shedding new light on the investigation into a woman accused of illegally performing abortions at clinics in the Houston area.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, in Waller County earlier this week. She's charged with illegal performance of an abortion, a felony, and practicing medicine without a license.
Court documents reviewed by KHOU 11 reveal how an anonymous tip in January prompted the months-long investigation.
Investigators set up surveillance of clinics owned and operated by Rojas. The clinics listed were:
* Clinica Waller Latinoamericana in Waller
* Clinica Latinoamericana Telge in Cypress
* Latinoamericana Medical Clinic in Spring
The documents also mention how investigators went through trash bags at the locations looking for evidence.
Rojas was arrested on March 6.
The same day, investigators said they interviewed a woman they had witnessed visiting one of the clinics in Waller County.
The woman told them she was concerned about her pregnancy and went to the clinic to get checked out, according to court documents. She claimed Rojas had been presented by other staff as a gynecologist. The woman said Rojas told her she was four weeks pregnant and had only a nine percent chance of a successful pregnancy.
"As a result of her mistaken belief that the gynecologist was in fact a licensed physician in the State of Texas, she relied on the gynecologist's medical advice and opted for the treatment regimen suggested," court documents said.
That regimen was a medication abortion, according to the documents.
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