Alabama Judge Allows Ryan Magers to Sue Clinic on Behalf of Aborted Fetus
Ryan Magers of Madison County, Alabama, says in court papers that his girlfriend, who was six weeks pregnant at the time, had a medication abortion against his wishes in February 2017.
This January, with the help of an anti-abortion group, Magers filed a petition to serve as the “personal representative” of the aborted fetus’ estate.
A month later, he sued the clinic that performed the abortion, the Alabama Women’s Center for Reproductive Alternatives in Huntsville, on behalf of himself and “Baby Roe,” as the fetus is referred to in court documents.
On Tuesday, Madison County Probate Judge Frank Barger granted Magers’ petition to represent the estate in a decision his attorney, Brent Helms, said broke new legal ground.
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The case comes on the heels of a state constitutional amendment, passed in November, which made it Alabama state policy to “ensure the protection of the rights of the unborn child” and “recognize and support the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children, including the right to life.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/alabama-judge-allows-ryan-magers-to-sue-clinic-on-behalf-of-aborted-fetus
Under his eye.
Edited to add: Frank Barger was elected Madison County Probate Judge in November 2018 and began his current term in January 2019.
https://www.madisoncountyal.gov/departments/probate-judge/meet-the-judge
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