Texas appeals court reverses injunction that closed midwife's clinics
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused Maria Rojas of performing illegal abortions and practicing medicine without a license last year.
An injunction that stopped a Texas midwife charged with performing illegal abortions from operating her Houston-area clinics was reversed Thursday, but her attorney says the "damage is done."
The 15th Court of Appeals determined the state did not provide sufficient evidence for the injunction issued in Waller County, Texas, in March 2025 against Maria Rojas.
"We conclude that the trial court improperly admitted probable-cause affidavits from a related but separate criminal case and that the remaining evidence is insufficient to reasonably support the existence of a probable right of recovery," a memorandum opinion from the court stated.
"The ruling this morning confirmed that the state presented no evidence that Ms. Rojas has done anything wrong," said Jenna Hudson, one of the attorneys with the Center for Reproductive Rights representing Rojas in the civil case. Rojas has pleaded not guilty.
However, "the damage is done," Hudson told CBS News. "The clinics have closed. As a practical matter, she likely cannot reopen them. She is prevented under the terms of her bond from going near the locations of the clinics."