NEW: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is launching an investigation into a Texas hospital admitting it placed birth tourism billboards in Mexico advertising “Birth Packages in South Texas.”
Mission Regional Medical Center confirmed to Fox News that it was responsible for the advertising campaign, which promoted deliveries starting at $3,950 for a natural birth and $5,525 for a C-section, and directed viewers to a website called “havemybabyinTEXAS,” which has since been taken offline.
“‘Birth tourism’ is an illegal practice that exploits the extraordinary hospitality that the United States and Texas offer to millions of foreign travelers each year,” Gov. Greg Abbott wrote in a July 7 letter obtained by Fox News, as the state launches a probe into the hospital.
The hospital says the campaign is no longer in use and insists it complies with all federal and state laws as questions grow over the advertising.
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