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A $200,000 wrongful death settlement tied to an abortion case is not a headline you hear every day. This week on Life Defenders our guest, Mike Seibel, a plaintiff-side malpractice attorney, walks us through how informed consent failures can become the fulcrum for civil litigation against abortion providers, clinics, and even the wider abortion pill pipeline. 

Mike defines what “informed consent” is supposed to look like when abortion is treated as healthcare: clear disclosure of risks, proper screening for ectopic pregnancy, ultrasound dating, and communication of black box warnings. He then shares with us the real-world consequences when those standards of care are ignored, including a case involving consent while intoxicated on methamphetamine and another involving a late-term abortion process that ended in sepsis. Then we discuss how personhood arguments can surface in state tort law, why viability and state statutes matter, and what it could mean if more jurisdictions recognize wrongful death claims connected to lack of informed consent.
 
 Lastly we zoom out to the playbook: how other attorneys might replicate this approach, what legislative tools could make these cases less risky for plaintiffs, and why public awareness campaigns like billboards can shift culture by treating abortion harms like any other product or medical injury claim. We also talk candidly about professional backlash and the personal cost of fighting for life and why faith and perseverance keep the work moving.
 
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Mike's website is: https://abortioninjury.com/

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