. >> senator ava birch joins me now but thank you for being here.der how it felt to have to disclose your personal medical information, to your colleagues, just to be able to express your right to have healthcare. >> thank you. thank you for having me. it is never easy to share the most private moments of your life, at a time when you are feeling lost, and feeling vulnerability, but i knew that this was a unique opportunity. right in the middle of what is one of the most critical conversations about care and access to abortion. i have been a patient seeking abortion, i have been a medical provider in the reproductive healthcare space, and now, a lawmaker. so, i have experienced, firsthand, from every angle how our decisions have failed the people of arizona, and i have an obligation to those who elected me, to do what i can to be an advocate, and i felt i had to take the opportunity. >> when i watched your speech, what struck me was the infantilization of women involved in this process. you had to watch a video about adoption as an option, you have