Texas AG Indicts 8 in Illegal Abortion Probe, Calls Them 'Abortion-Loving Radicals'
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced indictments against eight individuals affiliated with Houston-area health clinics. The charges include performing illegal abortions and operating without licenses. The investigation was sparked by a complaint earlier this year.
Among those indicted are Yaimara Hernandez Alvarez, Alina Valeron Leon, Dalia Coromoto Yanez, Yhonder Lebrun Acosta, Liunet Grandales Estrada, Gerardo Otero Aguero, Sabiel Bosch Gongora, and Jose Manuel Cendan Ley. Alvarez's bond conditions restrict her from visiting clinics in several Houston-area cities.
Cendan Ley was arrested in March, accused of performing an abortion on a patient without a life-threatening condition. Maria Rojas, a midwife, was previously indicted on 15 felony charges for similar offenses at Waller County clinics. Rojas is also accused of assisting nine clinic employees to practice medicine without a license.
Paxton described the group as 'a cabal of abortion-loving radicals', stating that 'those responsible will be held accountable'. The investigation is ongoing, with no information yet provided on who is leading it.
The indictments follow a complaint about two women receiving abortions from the business earlier this year. Paxton's office continues to investigate Houston-area clinics suspected of performing illegal abortions and operating without licenses.
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