Criminal performance of an abortion is a second-degree felony in Texas, and faces a penalty of up to 20 years in prison. Both Rojas and Ley are being held on a $500,000 bail for the abortion charge, and $200,000 for the medical license charge. The law does not allow for people seeking abortions to be criminally prosecuted.

A midwife in Houston 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.