Arizona Community Birth Coalition

04/21/2026

🗞️📰 Published newspaper article regarding HB2251 📰🗞️

04/20/2026

Check out this great article written by local doula and birth photographer Rebecca Turrigiano

What kind of birth system do we want to build for families in Arizona? It is a question that sits at the center of an important conversation unfolding in our state right now. Proposed legislation in the Arizona House, including HB 2251 and HB 2252, is prompting discussion about how licensed midwives

04/18/2026

An Open Letter to Governor Hobbs,

Dear Governor Hobbs,

I am a small business owner and a midwife. I have built my practice around serving families with care, integrity, and responsibility. Like many small healthcare providers, I operate with limited resources but a deep commitment to my patients.

Restrictions on access to essential medications don’t just impact care—they impact the sustainability of practices like mine.

HB2251 allows midwives to provide more complete care, reducing unnecessary transfers and helping keep care accessible and community-based. Supporting this bill supports small, local healthcare providers across Arizona.

Respectfully,
A Midwife and Business Owner

04/17/2026

An Open Letter to Governor Hobbs,

Dear Governor Hobbs,

I am a first responder. I have been called into situations where every second matters. In those moments, the goal is simple: stabilize and act quickly to protect life.

When trained providers are already on scene, equipped with the right tools, outcomes can be better—and faster. HB2251 would allow midwives to act immediately in critical situations, rather than waiting for emergency services to arrive.

This strengthens our relationship and helps the community. Please consider how this bill could support better outcomes in urgent situations.

Respectfully,
A First Responder

04/16/2026

An Open Letter to Governor Hobbs,

Dear Governor Hobbs,

I am a young woman still deciding what I want my future to look like. Maybe I will become a midwife. Maybe I won’t. But I want to know that if I choose that path, I will be supported. I want to know that the state I live in values maternal care enough to ensure providers have access to life-saving medications. HB2251 represents more than current practice—it represents the future of care in Arizona.Please consider what message this decision sends to the next generation of providers.

Respectfully,
A Future Provider

04/15/2026

An Open Letter to Governor Hobbs,

Dear Governor Hobbs,

I am a father whose family chose midwifery care.

We made that choice because we trusted our provider. She was knowledgeable, capable, and fully prepared—except for the limitations placed on her.

If an emergency required a medication like Pitocin, our only option would have been an ambulance ride and a hospital bill—costing far more than the medication itself.

That doesn’t make sense to me as a father, or as someone who has to provide for my family.

HB2251 is not just about safety—it’s also about practical, cost-effective care.

Please don’t let this be vetoed over cost, when the alternative may cost families even more.

Respectfully,
A Father

04/14/2026

An Open Letter to Governor Hobbs,

Dear Governor Hobbs,

I am a practicing midwife in rural Arizona.

The nearest hospital is not minutes away—it is sometimes an hour or more. In my line of work, distance matters.

My patients rely on me for safety. When complications arise, I need to be able to act immediately—not wait, not transfer, not hope we make it in time.

HB2251 would allow midwives like me to carry and administer medications that can save lives in critical moments.

This is not theoretical. This is real everyday life.

Please consider what access looks like outside of city limits. Our patients deserve the same level of care, no matter their zip code.

Respectfully,
A Rural Midwife

04/12/2026

You cant put a price on the cost of saving a life.

04/11/2026

If access to life-saving medications is denied based on inflated costs that aren’t even required…
Then this isn’t about money.
It’s about priorities.
And Arizona families deserve better. Certified Professional Midwives with identical training can use these drugs in other states.
You cant put a price on the cost of saving a life.

04/11/2026

We are being told HB2251 may be vetoed because of cost.
But those costs are based on assumptions — not reality.
What is real?
A mother bleeding after birth.
A baby depending on that mother.
What is the cost of a life worth?

04/10/2026

Midwives across the country already use these medications safely.
Same training.
Same certification.
Arizona midwives are asking for the same ability to provide safe care.
Why is that considered too expensive? Lives are not line items.
You can’t put a price on a life.
Some things are too important to cost out. What is the cost of a life worth?