A midwife has been arrested in Texas on charges of performing illegal abortions.

A midwife has been arrested in Texas on charges of performing illegal abortions and illegally operating a network of clinics. This was reported on March 17 by the Reuters news agency, citing the state Attorney General.

In Texas, abortions have been severely restricted since the federal right to this procedure was revoked by a supreme court decision in 2022, the agency said.

In addition to the arrest of the midwife, officials also applied for a temporary ban on the clinics. The Prosecutor General has the right to demand fines of at least $100,000.

The prosecutor's statement says that the woman owns several clinics where unlicensed individuals falsely posed as licensed medical professionals.

Earlier, on June 24, 2024, NBC News reported that in Texas, after the ban on abortion, infant mortality increased by 13%. The anti-abortion law passed in Texas does not provide exceptions for congenital anomalies, including conditions that will lead to the death of an infant shortly after birth.