An aborted baby named Baby Wabbington was legally defined as a 'person' under New Mexico's Wrongful Death Act, leading to the baby's estate being awarded $200,000 in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother. The lawsuit claimed the abortion providers performed the abortion without proper informed consent while the mother was under the influence of methamphetamine and failed to discuss alternatives or properly handle the baby's remains as requested.
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In 2020, a 26-week-old viable fetus was aborted at Curtis Boyd's Southwestern Women's Options clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, leading to a wrongful death lawsuit settled for $200,000, marking the first time an abortionist was sued for wrongful death of a baby in the state. The lawsuit argued the mother, who was on methamphetamine, could not give valid informed consent, and New Mexico law recognizes viable unborn babies as persons under the Wrongful Death Act, despite the state's permissive abortion laws.
Read →A wrongful death lawsuit in New Mexico resulted in a $200,000 settlement awarded to the estate of a 26-week aborted baby, recognized as a person under the state's Wrongful Death Act, due to the mother's inability to provide informed consent while under the influence of methamphetamine. The lawsuit also accused the abortion providers of unfair trade practices, including failing to inform the mother of substance abuse treatment programs and improperly handling the baby's remains by placing them in medical waste instead of releasing them for funeral services.
Read →The estate of a 26-week-old aborted baby settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $200,000 against late-term abortionist Curtis Wayne Boyd and others in New Mexico, marking the first payout of its kind under state law treating the unborn as persons. The lawsuit claimed the mother was under the influence of methamphetamine and could not give valid consent, and both the mother and the baby's estate sued, with the court recognizing the baby as a person entitled to compensation despite abortion remaining legal in the state.
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