She Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section.

Image: When Cherise Doyley is unmuted, she testifies that a C-section could put her life in danger. Screenshot from the video: Doyley Testifies (obtained by ProPublica). Article by Amy Yurkanin. ProPublica – March 20, 2026.

It’s difficult to put yourself in the place of Cherise Doyley, a pregnant mother of three who found herself facing a judge while in labor at the University of Florida Health hospital in downtown Jacksonville. She had arrived at the facility with a plan for her birth. She wanted to try for a vaginal delivery, but she understood from years of experience as a professional birthing doula that things don’t always go as planned. […]

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