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Texas charges midwife in first arrest under state’s abortion ban

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73% Informative

Maria Margarita Rojas , 49 , was charged with the illegal performance of an abortion and practicing medicine without a license.

Her facilities employed unlicensed people who presented themselves as medical professionals, officials alleged.

Performing an abortion in Texas is punishable by up to life in prison and up to $100,000 in civil penalties.

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71

Informative language

66

Neutral language

59

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

Offensive language

possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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