Medical Misogynoir: The Cherise Doyley Story
In this episode, Madigan tells the birth story of Cherise Doyley.
After hours of labor, doctors worried that Cherise was experiencing a uterine rupture, and doctors recommended a cesarean section.
However, Cherise declined the risky operation.
Hours later, while still in labor, she was on a zoom call with a judge.
Learn about Cherise Doyley's story, and the history of the intersections of sexism and racism within medical history.
Sources:
https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section
https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-ordered-c-sections
https://birthinjurycenter.org/delivery-complications/uterine-rupture/
https://www.aclufl.org/know-your-rights/abortion-access-florida/
https://oneill.law.georgetown.edu/misogynoir-in-medicine-how-bias-in-the-medical-field-places-black-womens-lives-at-risk/
https://time.com/4385588/crack-babies-heroin-crisis/
https://www.npr.org/2010/05/03/126478643/crack-babies-twenty-years-later
https://bwwla.org/medical-abuse-of-black-women-in-the-united-states/
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