exboyfriend tried to get me committed to keep me pregnant (California)

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This is a long story but I'll try to keep it short. Throwaway for obvious reasons.

I got pregnant with my ex boyfriend. He wanted me to stay with him and raise it but I wanted an abortion. I left him and told him I was getting one and thats final.

A few days later, I got arrested at work and they took me to some sort of psych eval. My ex had told them that I was threatening to kill his baby! He doesn't have any kids! He lied to them. I was held for about 6 hours and then released.

The next day, I got fired from work for "causing a scene." Now, I'm jobless. I know the police and the state didn't do anything illegal, but did my ex? Can I pursue some sort of action against him?