Forced C-Sections Expose Medical Coercion in US Healthcare

Forced C-sections and medical coercion are widespread issues, especially for Black patients, in the US healthcare system. A harrowing ProPublica report details the stories of two Black women in Florida who were forced to undergo C-sections despite explicitly stating they did not want the procedure.

In the case of Cherise Doyley, a birthing doula, the state filed an emergency petition to force her to have a C-section