A Texas woman is suing a U.S. Marine in federal court, accusing him of secretly causing the death of their unborn child by drugging her hot chocolate with abortion pills, according to court documents. Liana Davis alleges Christopher Cooprider, 34, laced her drink with at least 10 abortion pills, causing her pregnancy to end.
The federal lawsuit, filed Monday in the Southern District of Texas, claims that when Davis became pregnant, Cooprider repeatedly asked her to have an abortion, which she refused. On April 5, Cooprider made Davis a cup of hot chocolate and secretly dissolved the pills into it.
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After she drank it, she began bleeding heavily and showing signs of miscarriage. She claims Cooprider left the house after giving her the drink and stopped responding to her messages or calls, abandoning her while she was in medical distress.
Davis is now suing Cooprider for wrongful death, claiming that he is responsible for the unlawful killing of their unborn child.
Texts show repeated pressure to abort
The lawsuit contains several text messages between Davis and Cooprider. He said things like: “We’re not in love,” and he “would like to get rid of it,” and “It would be messed up to bring a child into the world without both parents raising them.”
Davis said she was hurt by what he was saying, particularly the phrase “get rid of it.”
“Every time you say ‘get rid of it’ it’s like an electric shock,” she wrote, according to the suit.
Despite her objections to an abortion, Cooprider allegedly ordered the abortion pills online. According to the lawsuit, he bought the pills from Aid Access, an organization that provides access to abortion pills by mail.
Lawsuit seeks damages, cites federal and state law
On April 2, text messages show Cooprider suggested making “some warm relaxing tea” for both of them, calling it a “trust building night.”
Davis agreed to meet with Cooprider at her home on April 5. He made her hot chocolate, and within 30 minutes, she claims she began bleeding and cramping. She also claims that she was hemorrhaging blood.
Cooprider told her he would pick up her mother and take them both to the hospital that night, but instead, he abandoned her and stopped responding to her communications.
Davis’ neighbor took her to the hospital, where doctors confirmed her unborn baby had died.
When she returned home, Davis found an open box of abortion pills and a pill bottle. She turned it over to the police.
Cooprider and the U.S. Marines have declined to comment on the case.
NBC News reports that the Corpus Christi Police Department said there are no active investigations involving Cooprider.
Davis is suing Cooprider, Aid Access, and a doctor for allegedly breaking Texas and federal laws by mailing and using abortion pills to end her pregnancy without consent. She’s seeking financial compensation and legal penalties.
