Abbott orders probe after Texas hospital advertises 'birth packages' in Mexico: 'Citizenship is not for sale'

Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered an investigation into Mission Regional Medical Center after the hospital advertised birth packages in Mexico starting at $3,950, according to a statement from his office. The billboards promoted services in Mexico for patients seeking childbirth care at the hospital in Mission, Texas. Abbott's office stated the investigation was initiated in response to the advertising. Mission Regional Medical Center is a public hospital in Hidalgo County.

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