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July 8, 2026
Texas Governor Orders Investigation into Hospital's Birth Tourism Ads
- Governor Abbott ordered an investigation into Mission Regional Medical Center for advertising 'Birth Packages' in Mexico.
- The hospital's billboards promoted childbirth services to foreign nationals and have since been removed.
- Abbott emphasized that American citizenship is not for sale and called for stronger laws against birth tourism.
2 Sources
- Abbott orders probe after Texas hospital advertises 'birth packages' in Mexico: 'Citizenship is not for sale'Jul 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM · Fox News
- Abbott orders Texas officials to investigate hospital over 'birth packages' for foreign nationalsJul 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM · The Hill