Cherise Doyley never expected to see a judge while in labor.
Yet she found herself fighting a court for the right to make medical decisions about her own body — from her hospital bed. Here’s how her case unfolded.
https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Women #Health #Florida #Pregnancy #Law #Courts #Medicine
Of course it's in Florida. My goodness.
"Even though courts have found time and time again that you can’t force someone to undergo medical treatment — even if it could save someone else’s life — the video underscored for me how pregnant #women are the rare exception...
#abortion restrictions can lead to pregnant women being denied lifesaving care. Experts worry that the opposite problem, forced treatment, could also become more common"
- @ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section
Has the court considered minding its own fucking business?
@ProPublica yes there is a due process failure. No, the patient is incorrect, 2.3% is a very high probability of risk in medicine. That's the same as the risk of death in an accident from a lifetime of driving. Yes, the judge's ruling ultimately supported the patient. Yes, some autonomy was lost. The conclusion is not that all patients are losing autonomy. It's that Doyley is a high risk patient who found herself in a legitimate ethical dilemma due to her unique circumstances.
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