States That Have Banned Abortion Are Now Criminalizing Midwives

In March, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of a midwife named Maria, along with her colleagues, for allegedly performing illegal abortions in defiance of state law, marking the first targeted provider arrest under Texas’ abortion ban. It should come as no shock that a Latinx midwife is the target. Many were quick to defend Maria, saying, “A midwife wouldn’t do…

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