Emma Thompson: Girl, 14, denied lifesaving ARTHRITIS medication because it can be used for abortions
TUCSON, ARIZONA: A teenager in Arizona's Tucson city was refused a refill of a lifesaving prescription drug within 48 hours of the state abolishing abortions under its new law. The immunosuppressant methotrexate was provided to 14-year-old Emma Thompson to treat the pain and symptoms of her chronic rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. However, she was denied a refill of the medication when Arizona passed a new anti-abortion law on September 24 on the grounds that the medication can also be used to terminate ectopic pregnancies.
The teen was denied the medication because of her gender, according to the girl's pediatrician, Deborah Jane Power. Dr Power stated on Twitter, “Welcome to AZ. Today a pharmacist denied the MTX refill for my adolescent patient. She’s on 5 mg/wk to prevent AHCA Ab production. MTX denied it purely because she’s a female, barely a teenager. Livid! No discussion, just a denial. Now to fight for what’s best for this pt (sic).” She added that the girl was her first pediatric patient to be denied medication on these grounds, according to a report by KOLD news.
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