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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

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

A virtual court hearing from a pregnant mother’s hospital bed shows what forced medical treatment can look like.

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Atomic Pacemaker 1d ago

@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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@ProPublica where I'd push back on this article is the idea that there is not a solution: give medical patients guaranteed counsel for their hearings. Many people will read this and think it's the damning of our medical system. No, it's damning the legal process in Florida for pregnant women and their medical decision. Women should not seek alternative care outside of hospitals for fear of losing autonomy. That would be an extremely harmful outcome of this type of journalism.