Texas Woman Sues After Pregnancy Is Secretly Termed With Spiked Hot Chocolate

A woman from Texas has filed a lawsuit claiming that a US Marine caused her to miscarry by secretly adding abortion pills into her hot chocolate without her knowledge or consent. The woman, identified as Liana Davis, alleges that her former partner, Christopher Cooprider, dissolved at least ten misoprostol pills into a drink he gave her at her home in Corpus Christi on April 5, when she was eight weeks pregnant.

Within half an hour of drinking the beverage, Davis experienced severe bleeding and cramping. Cooprider allegedly fled the scene and stopped responding to her messages. Davis had to be rushed to the hospital by a neighbor, while her mother cared for her children. Sadly, the pregnancy ended, and the baby, whom she named Joy, did not survive.

The lawsuit also accuses Cooprider of ordering the abortion pills, which are intended to be taken over two days, from an online provider without Davis’s knowledge. The provider, Aid Access, and its founder, Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, are also named as defendants.

According to the suit, Cooprider persistently pressured Davis to terminate the pregnancy over several months and even brought her abortion pills multiple times, hoping she would comply. Despite heated exchanges, Davis refused, and he reportedly threatened to testify against her in custody disputes involving her other children.

Remarkably, three days before the incident, Cooprider proposed a “trust-building” evening with her, only to later serve her the poisoned hot chocolate. After her hospital visit, Davis found the open box of pills and handed it over to police. Authorities confirm there are police records involving the pair but no current investigation into Cooprider.

The lawsuit seeks damages from Cooprider, Aid Access, and Gomperts for wrongful death. Cooprider has declined to comment, and Aid Access did not respond to requests for statements.