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I’ve been an OB/GYN in Arizona for more than 25 years. I’ve delivered babies, trained residents, and provided abortion care to thousands of patients across this state. I founded Choices Women’s Center in ´óÏóAPPto offer safe, compassionate, evidence-based reproductive health care — and I’m proud to stand with my patients every day.

But right now, I’m speaking out — not just as a physician, but as a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging Arizona’s abortion restrictions, and as the founder of a new nonprofit that helps patients overcome financial barriers to care.

Because the reality is: Arizona’s abortion laws aren’t protecting anyone. They’re hurting people — deeply.

In my practice, patients must make two in-person visits and wait at least 24 hours before receiving abortion care. These delays force people to take extra time off work, find childcare, pay for lodging, or travel hours across the state — all for a procedure that could be safely provided in a single visit or via telemedicine. I’ve had to watch patients miss their window for a medication abortion simply because they couldn’t return to the clinic in time. I’ve had to turn patients away, knowing the burdens our state placed on them were unnecessary — and at times, insurmountable.

I’m also barred from using telemedicine to provide medication abortion, even though it’s safe, effective, and widely used for many other health conditions. In 2025, we use telehealth to treat everything from anxiety to stroke to diabetes — but not early abortion. Why? Not because of science, but because of politics. That’s why I joined the lawsuit to strike these restrictions down.

And just as Arizona’s laws push abortion out of reach, Congress passed the so-called Big Beautiful Bill — a sweeping piece of legislation that doesn’t ban abortion outright but makes access even harder. The bill tightens restrictions on federal funding, undermines Medicaid, and empowers states to further surveil and punish providers and patients. It will hurt low-income communities the most — especially in states like Arizona, where our existing laws already make access a logistical and financial nightmare.

This is where state and federal attacks meet. Arizona’s restrictions force patients into delays and extra appointments. The BBB strips away public insurance coverage and threatens providers with vague enforcement. Together, they form a system of punishment, not care.

That’s why I’ve launched Choices Abortion Network (CAN) — a Tucson-based nonprofit that helps patients afford the care they need when cost becomes the final barrier. Many of my patients simply cannot afford the travel, time, or childcare our state laws demand. CAN offers local, direct, and immediate financial support so no one is turned away for lack of funds.

I’m suing Arizona because these laws are medically unnecessary, legally unjustified, and morally wrong. But while the legal process unfolds, my patients still need help. So I launched CAN to step in where the government has stepped back.

If you believe in dignity, in health care, and in freedom, I invite you to stand with us. Visit to learn more.