CV NEWS FEED // A Houston woman said she was misled by a midwife into aborting her child in early March — the same midwife who is currently facing criminal charges for operating unlicensed clinics and performing illegal abortions.
Midwife Maria Margarita Rojas has already been charged with unlawfully performing abortions and operating three unlicensed clinics, CatholicVote reported March 19. Two other employees from the clinics have also been taken into custody as part of the investigation.
Rojas, 49, is now additionally accused of posing as a licensed gynecologist and administering abortion-inducing drugs without a woman’s informed consent, Click2Houston.com reported March 21.
The woman and her husband visited one of Rojas’ clinics March 3, expecting to review lab results from a prior appointment. According to court records, Rojas informed her she was four weeks pregnant but presented a bleak outlook, claiming her chances of a viable pregnancy were just 9%.
“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, according to KHOU 11.
Rojas gave her a pill — later identified as misoprostol — without naming the medication or explaining possible side effects beyond minor bleeding, Click2Houston.com reported.
When the woman returned to the clinic the following day after only light bleeding, Rojas reportedly gave her more misoprostol and a second pill intended to cause dilation, the outlet added. Only afterward did the woman realize that the pills Rojas gave her had caused a chemical abortion.
In her account to investigators, the woman said she never would have consented to the procedure had she known it was intended to induce an abortion. She had believed Rojas’ warnings and trusted she was under the care of a qualified professional.
She also noted several red flags during her visits, including unclear ultrasound images and unprofessional conduct. She and her husband, who had already begun preparing to welcome another child into their family, also paid a total of $1,320 across three clinic visits.
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