Man files countersuit against woman who says he drugged her with abortion pills

A Marine accused of spiking a Texas woman's drink with abortion pills, killing their baby, has filed a countersuit claiming she fabricated the story and that she is the one responsible for the preborn baby's death.

Key Takeaways:

• Christopher Cooprider has filed a countersuit against the woman, who accused him of spiking her drink with abortion pills after she refused to abort their baby.

• He is seeking $100 million in damages from her.

• Text messages between the two indicated that Cooprider was insisting on an abortion even before the pregnancy was confirmed but the woman was not interested in aborting their baby.

The Details:

A U.S. Marine who is being sued for allegedly spiking the drink of the mother of his child with abortion drugs has filed a countersuit against her, accusing her of lying. He said she is the one responsible for the death of their preborn baby and has asked for her lawsuit against him to be dismissed. He wants $100 million in damages, which he pledged to donate to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Capt. Christopher Cooprider, 34, argues that he did not drug the defendant's drink with abortion pills in April. She filed a wrongful death lawsuit against him and the abortion pill distributor Aid Access. She argues that he secretly dissolved at least 10 abortion pills into her hot chocolate when she was eight weeks pregnant because she refused his pressure to "get rid of it."

Cooprider has denied those allegations and says that his ex-girlfriend, 37, is trying to frame him. He denies spiking her drink and said that the loss of their baby could be attributed to any number of reasons, including her age, an STD, a bacterial infection, her alcohol use, or her failure to seek medical help when she experienced heavy cramping.

In the lawsuit, he claims that the defendant asked him to order the abortion pills and that he gave them to her in February.

The Corpus Christi Police Department told NBC News that it does not have an open investigation against Cooprider. It explained that a detective "conducted an extremely thorough investigation" into the woman's allegations, interviewing her, Cooprider, witnesses, hospital medical staff, her OB/GYN, and the Nueces County Medical Examiner.

“The results of the investigation were then shared with the Nueces County District Attorney's Office. After careful review, both agencies concluded that the elements of a crime could not be established,” the department said.

The Backstory:

The woman's complaint states:

Cooprider… wanted the baby dead — and he made that clear to [the Plaintiff] in no uncertain terms. This became a daily source of contention between Cooprider and [the Plaintiff], as Cooprider would constantly pressure [the Plaintiff] to kill their unborn child, while [the Plaintiff] consistently rebuffed his requests and made clear that she intended to give birth.

A text message exchange between Cooprider and the woman from earlier this year shows that Cooprider said he would buy abortion pills, but the woman told him, "Don't buy anything." The messages indicate that Cooprider was committed to “schedule a clinic visit and get an abortion pill” before even confirming that she was pregnant, while she continued to resist.

Her lawsuit alleges that “Cooprider brought the abortion pills to [the Plaintiff]’s house and asked her to kill the baby with the drugs that he had purchased,” but [the Plaintiff] “refused” and “made clear to Cooprider that she had no intention of aborting.”

According to the lawsuit, Cooprider allegedly continued to pressure the Plaintiff to “ingest the ‘M&M’s,'” a euphemism for the abortion drugs. The two continued to exchange text messages, with Cooprider allegedly agreeing to attend [the Plaintiff]’s ultrasound if “[the Plaintiff] promised to abort her unborn child.”

“If it’s confirmed alive, then it needs to be aborted[.] Without fail[.] That is best for everyone,” he wrote.

He also allegedly said he wanted to "abort this monstrosity" and said he was "trapped" by her "unwillingness to abort." He also called her "delusional" for calling their baby a blessing.

Read more on the woman's allegations here.