She Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section.
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A woman in labor attended a Zoom court hearing after refusing a C-section, raising concerns about patient autonomy.
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This case highlights potential challenges to patient autonomy and the right to refuse medical procedures, even during childbirth.
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Cherise Doyley, a pregnant mother of three, was forced to attend a Zoom court hearing while in labor at the University of Florida Health hospital in Jacksonville after refusing to consent to a C-section. During the two-hour hearing, Judge Michael Kalil heard testimony from nearly a dozen doctors and lawyers, including Dr. Erin Burnett, who expressed concerns about uterine rupture. Doyley, a professional birthing doula, testified that she had difficult recoveries from previous C-sections, including a hemorrhage, and worried about her children if she could not care for them. The judge did not order an immediate C-section but stated the hospital could perform one in an emergency without her consent. Overnight, doctors performed an emergency C-section after the baby's heart rate dropped, and Doyley was put in front of a tablet for a final hearing at 8 a.m. the next morning before she had seen her daughter.
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The judge stated the hospital could perform an emergency C-section without her consent; an emergency C-section was later performed.
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