Cherise Gordon Doyley

I fought a JUDGE from my hospital bed in labor…

…now I’m fighting for every pregnant patient’s right to say “no”…

National Speaker on Birth Justice, Obstetric Violence, and Informed Consent.

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The Story Behind the Voice

I’m Cherise Gordon-Doyley, a birth justice educator, advocate, and the founder of Soul Sista Birth Services. For years, I’ve been on the ground in Jacksonville, Florida, showing families how to navigate systems that too often fail them.

But in 2024, my advocacy became a fight for my own life.

While in active labor with my fourth child, I was forced to fight a judge from my hospital bed. Because I exercised my right to say "no" to a major surgery, I was treated like a criminal instead of a patient. My story—which has now sparked a national reckoning through ProPublica, CNN, and NPR—is the evidence of why our birthing rooms need a revolution.

I didn’t choose to become a national headline, but I am choosing to use this platform to ensure no other pregnant person is stripped of their autonomy. Through my Roots of Resistance initiative and my work as a national speaker, I am turning my survival into a blueprint for justice.

I’m not just sharing a story; I’m providing the receipts.

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Sustain the Storyteller. Support the Movement.

Advocacy is full-time labor. Your support ensures Cherise can continue to lead this national fight for birth justice while caring for her own family.

Right now, Cherise is at the center of a national reckoning. Between interviews with NPR, CNN, and major media outlets, she is doing the vital work of demanding accountability for the medical and legal systems.

This work requires time, focus, and resources. Every donation goes directly toward:

  • Family Stability: Sustaining Cherise’s household and her four children while she is stepped away from her regular postpartum doula work to lead this advocacy.

  • The Roots of Resistance: Funding the community initiatives that turn this viral story into lasting legal change.

  • Direct Advocacy: Ensuring no other family has to face a judge from a hospital bed.

Your contribution is more than a donation it’s an investment in bodily autonomy.

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