A Dude Is Suing an Alabama Abortion Clinic for ‘Wrongful Death’…of an Embryo

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

Ryan Magers is suing the Alabama Women's Center for wrongful death because his girlfriend, who was 16 at the time, got an abortion—with the consent of her parents—against Magers's wishes. How is this even possible? And how does this case fit into the ongoing anti-choice campaign for "fetal personhood?" Boom! Lawyered hosts Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo have those answers and more. 

Ryan Magers on WAAY-TV in Huntsville, AL. WAAY-TV

Ryan Magers is suing the Alabama Women’s Center for wrongful death because his girlfriend, who was 16 at the time, got an abortion—with the consent of her parents—against Magers’s wishes. How is this even possible? And how does this case fit into the ongoing anti-choice campaign for “fetal personhood?” Boom! Lawyered hosts Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo have those answers and more. 

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