JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville woman is demanding change after she was forced to appear before a judge while in labor. Her story is now gaining national attention.
Cherise Doyley’s baby girl, Arewa, was born on September 9, 2024, at UF Health in Downtown Jacksonville. Doyley, who is a doula and was a mother of three at the time, thought she knew what to expect going into labor this time around.
“This was the most dehumanizing, scary experience, traumatic experience I’ve ever been in in my life,” Doyley said…