The two arrests in greater Houston appear to be the first time health care providers have been charged with violating abortion bans in their state since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

A midwife in the Houston area has been charged with a second-degree felony for allegedly providing illegal abortions, according to Paxton’s office.

The arrest appears to be the first time a health care provider in Texas has been criminally charged under the state’s abortion ban, which went into effect in 2022.