I found their legal position very interesting....naturally this wonât be in the national news but should be. The fact âa judgeâ even allowed it as a wrongful death case is huge. Under Alabamaâs law they passed not long ago.
An Alabama judge has 'approved a wrongful death' lawsuit filed by a 21-year-old man on behalf of an aborted embryo....Ryan Magers is calling the 6-week-old embryo âBaby Roeâ in his suit seeking damages from the Alabama Womenâs Center for Reproductive Alternatives.
Magers was 19 and the girl was 16 when he said he âpleadedâ with her not get an abortion. Her parents say it was her decision to take the abortion pill.
"It gives more legs to the lawsuit and it's also pretty monumental because it's the first time a probate court has opened an estate for an aborted baby," Helms told AL.com on Tuesday. "It does establish some precedent in that it recognizes that an aborted baby is a person.
Alabama voters approved an amendment last year declaring âthe importance of unborn life.â
âIn this case, it is significant because it is the basis of this lawsuit, which is based on this Amendment 2, which is basically at conception, youâre a person,â Huntsville attorney Mark McDaniel said. âSo it has significance certainly in this case. It is saying this 6-week-old (fetus) has rights and they filed a wrongful death action. It wouldnât stand under Roe v. Wade or Planned Parenthood v. Casey but under Amendment 2 of the Alabama Constitution, if you are recognized as a human being at the time of conception, then certainly this 6-week-old ⌠So in this particular case, it has a lot of significance.â
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An Alabama judge has 'approved a wrongful death' lawsuit filed by a 21-year-old man on behalf of an aborted embryo....Ryan Magers is calling the 6-week-old embryo âBaby Roeâ in his suit seeking damages from the Alabama Womenâs Center for Reproductive Alternatives.
Magers was 19 and the girl was 16 when he said he âpleadedâ with her not get an abortion. Her parents say it was her decision to take the abortion pill.
"It gives more legs to the lawsuit and it's also pretty monumental because it's the first time a probate court has opened an estate for an aborted baby," Helms told AL.com on Tuesday. "It does establish some precedent in that it recognizes that an aborted baby is a person.
Alabama voters approved an amendment last year declaring âthe importance of unborn life.â
âIn this case, it is significant because it is the basis of this lawsuit, which is based on this Amendment 2, which is basically at conception, youâre a person,â Huntsville attorney Mark McDaniel said. âSo it has significance certainly in this case. It is saying this 6-week-old (fetus) has rights and they filed a wrongful death action. It wouldnât stand under Roe v. Wade or Planned Parenthood v. Casey but under Amendment 2 of the Alabama Constitution, if you are recognized as a human being at the time of conception, then certainly this 6-week-old ⌠So in this particular case, it has a lot of significance.â
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