Albuquerque woman files lawsuit against abortion clinic

A LAWSUIT CLAIMING AN. ABORTION CLINIC IN TOWN. -- DIDN'T TELL HER THAT. HER FETUS WOULD BE USED.

FOR RESEARCH AT. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW. MEXICO. THIS COMES TWO.

WEEKS SOME STATE. LAWMAKERS CALLED ON. U-N-M TO IMMEDIATELY. STOP THEIR RESEARCH.

NEWS 13'S MARISSA LUCERO. IS LIVE AT THAT CLINIC. NEAR LOMAS AND EDITH. WITH THE LAWSUIT.

MARISSA. KIM, JESSICA DURAN SAYS. SHE WASN'T WELL-INFORMED. ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO.

THE FETUS SHE ABORTED IN. 20-12. IT WASN'T UNTIL. THIS YEAR THAT SHE FOUND.

OUT IT WAS USED FOR. RESEARCH. 1:03"I was going through an unplanned pregnancy at 21 and abortion was never something i wanted"1:10 BUT IT'S. SOMETHING 25 YEAR OLD.

JESSICA DURAN MADE THE. DECISION TO DO NEARLY. FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN SHE. FELT SHE HAD NO OTHER.

CHOICE. SHE CAME HERE TO. THE SOUTHWESTERN WOMEN'S. OPTIONS CLINIC NEAR.

DOWNTOWN. 4:36"It's hard to hear, to know that's what ended up happening"4:43 IN A LAWSUIT FILED LAST. WEEK -- DURAN CLAIMS THE. CLINIC DID.

NOT INFORM HER THAT HER. FETUS WOULD BE USED FOR. FOR FETAL RESEARCH. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW.

MEXICO --- EVEN THOUGH. SHE SIGNED A CONSENT. FORM ALLOWING THE. ABORTION.

SEVERAL LINES. DOWN IT ONLY STATES. QUOTE "PARTS REMOVED. DURING THE PROCEDURE.

WILL BE USED IN MEDICAL. RESEARCH" NEW MEXICO. ALLIANCE FOR LIFE SAYS. THAT'S BREAKING THE LAW.

13:28"They're supposed to be informed about the nature of the research going on13:31 they're supposed to be informed about the benefits of the research 13:34 they're also supposed to be given the opportunity to ask questions and withdrawal from the research at any time13:41 LAST MONTH -- REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS. SENT A LETTER TO THE. UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF. REGENTS ABOUT IT'S.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE. CLINIC AND QUESTIONS. WHETHER UNM'S USE OF. FETAL TISSUES FOR.

RESEARCH VIOLATES STATE. AN FEDERAL LAW. FOLLOWING THAT DURAN. FEELS SHE HAS A STRONGER.

CASE 4:50 i think at that moment had they informed me i would have snapped that this is a life inside of me, a valuable life5:00 and i think i would have...No i know i would have walked right out of that clinic"5:05 DURAN IS ALSO CALLING. FOR ALL FETAL. EXPERIMENTS BE. IMMEDIATELY SUSPENDED.

THE CLINIC TELLS US IT. IS AWARE OF THE LAWSUIT. -- AND PLANS TO HAVE A. RESPONSE BY END OF.

TODAY. BACK TO YOU. UNM HEALTH SCIENCES SAYS. IT HAS ALWAYS FOLLOWED.

THE LAW AND FETAL TISSUE. RESEARCH HAS ALWAYS BEEN. CLOSELY. REGULATED AND WILL.

CONTINUE TO WORK WITH. LAWMAKERS IN. THEIR INQUIRY..