‘I’m not afraid. Let’s do it’: the Arizona abortion clinic taking a stand for patients

Ahead of a ballot initiative that could restore abortion rights in Arizona, Camelback Family Planning is wrestling with an uncertain landscape as it offers a less-invasive procedure common in Europe

Gabrielle Goodrick's day has barely begun and she's already poring over a stack of legal documents. As the nurses and other doctors at her clinic start seeing the first of what will be upwards of 40 patients that day, the 59-year-old family medicine doctor and owner of Camelback Family Planning - one of Arizona's few abortion clinics - has a decision to make.

Since the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in June 2022, Arizona has banned all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy - with a small but vague carveout for medical emergencies. In November, Arizona voters will get to weigh in on a ballot measure that would enshrine the right to abortion until viability, or around 24 weeks.