JANET SHAMLIAN: Court documents charge that Rojas provided medication to induce an abortion in March, and allege she told her patient her pregnancy was likely nonviable. She allegedly performed another abortion on a different patient in January. The method is unclear. A search warrant found misoprostol in Rojas' car and one of her clinics. The medication can be used for a variety of medical purposes, including to induce abortion. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest. He said in a statement, "Individuals killing unborn babies will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law." Mary Ziegler is a law professor who studies abortion-related issues.
MARY SIEGLER: Attorney General Paxton was trained to find someone who was not a licensed physician, to argue that providers posed a threat to Texans in general.
SHAMLIAN: Sherman says she is worried about how Rojas is doing.
HOLLY SHERMAN: In my mind, she’s a hero, she helps people.
SHAMLIAN: You see her that way?
SHERMAN: Yes, definitely.
. Craig Millward
