Texas’ first abortion arrests stem from monthlong attorney general investigation

Synopsis

Two workers at a Houston-area clinic serving low-income Spanish-speaking communities were arrested under Texas’ near-total abortion ban. Maria, a midwife at the clinic, was charged alongside another employee with performing illegal abortions. Their criminal cases are the first to be brought under the ban. Texas Tribune reporter Eleanor Klibanoff reports that the arrests underscore the ongoing legal threats facing health care workers living under abortion bans.