In an article, Ashley Judd criticizes the 'rampant and vicious falsehoods' surrounding her mother's death.

"April 30, 2022, was the most harrowing day of my life," she began. "My beloved mother Naomi Judd, who had believed her mental illness would only get worse, not better, took her own life that day. The trauma of discovering and holding her body in labor haunts me at night."

She continued, "As my family and I continue to grieve our loss, the rampant and cruel misinformation that has spread about her death and our relationship with her haunts me for days. The horror will only get worse as details about her death are revealed through Tennessee law, which generally allows police reports, including family interviews, from closed investigations to be made public."

Judd went on to say that she could not help her mother, who died by suicide, fight "a long battle against a relentless enemy" while she was still alive. But the activist said she could impact her mother's legacy. 

"And now that I know from bitter experience how painful it is for families when a loved one dies by suicide, I intend to make the subsequent invasion of privacy - the privacy of the deceased person and the privacy of the family - a personal and legal matter," she wrote. 

"Family members who have lost a loved one are often revictimized by laws that can expose their most private moments to the public," she said.

She recalled having to answer questions from law enforcement on the day of her mother's death. Judd said she responded to inquiries she "would not have answered on any other day." 

"I felt cornered and powerless when law enforcement began questioning me as my mother's last sign of life faded," the actress recounted. "Instead, without being told I had a choice of when, where and how to participate, I began a series of interviews that felt mandatory and forced upon me, distracting me from the precious end of my mother's life." 

Judd then clarified that she understands the police used typical procedures on "that harrowing day." However, she called the methods "horrible" and "outdated." 

She added, "It is now well known that law enforcement personnel should be trained in how to respond to and investigate cases of trauma, but the men present made us feel as if we were robbed of any sensitive boundary, interrogated and, in my case, treated as if I were a possible suspect in my mother's suicide." 

Earlier this month, the Judd family obtained a court order to keep the singer's "graphic" death records sealed from public view. 

According to Judd, those records include police interviews with family members.

On April 30, 2022, it was the most traumatic day of my life. My mother Naomi Judd, who had been expecting her mental illness to worsen, took her own life that day. 

I have trouble sleeping at night because of the trauma of labor. She continued, "As my family and I mourn our loss, the wrongful information that has circulated about her death and our relationship with her bothers me for days.As more details about the death of this woman are revealed through Tennessee law, the horror will only increase. 

Police reports from her closed investigation will be released, including family interviews. Judd said that she couldn't help her mother fight an ongoing battle against an enemy that was too powerful for her to fight while she was still alive.The activist said she could have a lasting impact on her mother's legacy.

"Now that I know from painful experience how painful the suicide of a loved one is for the family, I intend to treat the subsequent invasion of privacy - that of the deceased and that of the family - as a personal and legal matter," she wrote. 

Family members who have lost a loved one often experience further victimization by laws that allow the public to access their most private moments.She remembered having to answer questions from law enforcement on the day of her mother's death. 

Judd said she responded to queries that she "wouldn't have answered on any other day." When law enforcement started questioning me about my mother's last moments, I felt cornered and powerless.I was forced to participate in interviews about my mother's death, which took away from the time I needed to spend with her.

Judd clarified that she understands the police used typical procedures on the day of the incident. However, she found the methods to be horrible and outdated.

She added: "It is now well known that law enforcement officers should be trained in how to respond and investigate trauma cases, but the presence of people made us feel as if we were deprived of any sensitive boundaries, interrogated, and in my case, as if I might Treated like a suspect in my mother's suicide." Earlier this month, a court order was obtained to keep the singer's "graphic" death records sealed from public view. According to Judd, those records include police interviews with family members.