Houston Public MediaOct 8

Eight people affiliated with Houston-area health clinics accused of providing illegal abortions and operating without licenses were indicted, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Wednesday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/10/08/532893/8-people-affiliated-with-houston-woman-in-illegal-abortion-case-indicted-paxton-says/

#HealthScience #Healthcare #News #AbortionClinics #Abortions #TexasAbortionClinics #TexasAttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #TexasHealth

8 people allegedly affiliated with Houston woman in illegal abortion case indicted, Paxton says

The announcement of more arrests in the case championed by Paxton comes a month after Maria Rojas, a Houston-area midwife who operated the clinics, was indicted on 15 felony charges stemming from allegations that she performed illegal abortions at the Waller County clinics.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaMar 17, 2025

A Houston-area midwife was arrested after allegedly performing illegal abortions and operating clinics without a license, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/abortion/2025/03/17/516175/houston-area-midwife-arrested-for-allegedly-performing-illegal-abortions-texas-ag-says/

#Abortion #Healthcare #Local #MedicineWellness #News #Texas #AbortionClinics #AGKenPaxton #AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton #TexasAbortion #TexasAbortionLaw #WallerCountyDistrictAttorneySOffice

Houston-area midwife arrested for allegedly performing illegal abortions, Texas AG says

Maria Margarita Rojas, known as “Dr. Maria,” faces hundreds of thousands in fines if she is convicted.

Houston Public Media
Show threadNonilexJan 24, 2025

The pardons came ahead of Friday's annual anti-#abortion protest March for Life in Washington.

Anti-abortion advocates had been pushing for #Trump to #pardon the anti-abortion protesters charged with violating the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, which is intended to protect #AbortionClinics from #obstruction & #threats & was adopted amid a rise in #violence against #AbortionProviders.

#ReproductiveRights #CivilRights #WomensRights #Healthcare #privacy #MaleSupremacy #law #USpol

NonilexJan 24, 2025

#Trump on Thurs pardoned 8 people convicted in federal court in #Michigan of illegally blockading #AbortionClinics in Sterling Heights & Saginaw & of #conspiracy to violate the rights of clinic #patients & #employees.

The 8 were among 24 that Trump pardoned after they'd been accused of blockading #abortion clinic entrances.

#ReproductiveRights #CivilRights #WomensRights #RightToHealthcare #intimidation #pillory #privacy #MaleSupremacy #evangelism #law #USpol

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Dec 13, 2023

The US #SupremeCourt on Monday declined to consider a case that would have restricted the use of “bubble” zones around #abortionclinics, areas where protesters are not permitted. The court’s decision means that the #bufferzones will remain in place.
The case under consideration involved Debra Vitagliano who claimed that her #FirstAmendment right to #freespeech was violated by a local law...

https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/12/us-supreme-court-declines-case-surrounding-reproductive-health-clinic-buffer-zones/

US Supreme Court declines case surrounding reproductive health clinic ‘buffer zones’

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a case that would have restricted the use of 'bubble' zones around abortion clinics, areas where protesters are not permitted. The court’s decision...

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Oct 16, 2023

#JusticeDept. focuses on #violence by #protesters at #abortionclinics

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/10/15/abortion-rights-clinics-violence/?ref=am-quickie.ghost.io

Justice Dept. focuses on violence by protesters at abortion clinics

A look at the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, a 1994 law U.S. officials call a key tool to protect reproductive rights for women seeking abortions.

The Washington Post
OccuWorldOct 1, 2023

Molotov Now!

Episode 11 Echo on Abortion Clinics, Threats and Access – Sabot Media

https://sabotmedia.noblogs.org/episode-11-echo-on-abortion-clinics-threats-and-access/

#MolotovNow #Ep11 #AbortionClinics #Threats #Access #Action

Episode 11 Echo on Abortion Clinics, Threats and Access – Sabot Media

Show threadCory DoctorowJun 15, 2023

But not all categories of paid disinformation are equally bad: it's one thing to pay a 15% surcharge on a takeout meal, but there's a whole universe of paid *medical* disinformation that Google knows about and has an official policy of tolerating.

This paid medical disinformation comes from "#CrisisPregnancyCenters": these are fake #AbortionClinics that raise huge sums from religious fanatics to buy ads that show up for people seeking information about procuring an abortion.

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💧🌏 Greg CocksMay 18, 2023
Abortion Clinics And Misleading Google Maps [geoethics]
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https://ethicalgeo.org/abortion-clinics-and-misleading-google-maps/ <-- shared GeoEthics article
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https://www.businessinsider.com/google-maps-searches-abortion-services-trigger-abortion-fake-clincs-2022-6 <-- shared media article
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“[A] new analysis by Bloomberg has found the [Google Maps] platform routinely misleads people searching for abortion providers and clinics. When users search the words “abortion clinic” in Google Maps, nearly a quarter of the top 10 search results, on average and across all 50 states including Washington D.C., belong to crisis pregnancy centers. Crisis pregnancy centers, or CPCs, are a type of non-medical organizations with a mission to encourage women to go through with their unwanted pregnancies…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #Google #GoogleMaps #inaccurate #false #ethics #geoethics #ethicsmatters #ethicalbusiness #ethicsmatters #ethicalresearch #maps #abortion #abortionclinics #accessibility #CPC #reproductivehealth #searchengines #reproductivemedicine #womanhealth #publichealth #publicsafety #people #share #medical
Abortion Clinics and Misleading Google Maps | EthicalGEO

With over 118.4 million monthly users in the United States, and a 56% share of the market among mobile users, Google Maps is without a doubt the United States’ most dominant navigation service. However, a new analysis by Bloomberg has found the platform routinely misleads people searching for abortion providers and clinics. When users search ...

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Political IQMay 11, 2023
Annual Report finds "Sharp Increase" in Violence at Abortion Clinics https://politicaliq.com/2023/05/11/annual-report-finds-sharp-increase-in-violence-at-abortion-clinics/ #Abortion #AbortionClinics #NationalAbortionFederation #Violence #ViolenceAgainstDoctors #ViolenceAgainstWomen #threats #politicaliq #news #politics
Annual Report finds "Sharp Increase" in Violence at Abortion Clinics - Political IQ

An annual report on violence by the National Abortion Federation found a "sharp increase" at abortion clinics in 2022. 

Political IQ