Women With RA, Other Diseases, May Have Trouble Accessing Methotrexate Because of Abortion Restrictions
Women with inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have taken to social media to post about their problems accessing the medication methotrexate since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court. Although the drug has been used for decades to successfully manage RA, lupus, and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), filling or even getting a prescription for methotrexate in some parts of the country is getting more difficult for women of childbearing age.Are Methotrexate Pills the Same as Abortion Pills?No, but methotrexate is also prescribed to treat ectopic pregnancy, which is when a pregnancy starts outside the uterus (typically in the fallopian tubes) and is not considered viable. In these cases, which are considered life-threatening to the person affected, methotrexate can often be used to end the pregnancy without surgery.…