Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Wednesday that he has indicted and arrested eight more people affiliated with a network of Houston-area clinics, allegedly performing illegal abortions and practicing medicine without proper medical licenses.

The new arrests come after 49-year-old Maria Rojas was arrested in March f or allegedly illegally operating those clinics, practicing medicine without a license, and performing illegal abortions. Rojas, a midwife k nown as “Dr. Maria,” has since been indicted on 15 felony counts, including i llegal performance of an abortion and twelve counts of practicing medicine without a license.

During the subsequent investigation, eight individuals — including Yaimara Hernandez Alvarez, Alina Valeron Leon, Dalia Coromoto Yanez, Yhonder L

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