A 14-year-old girl was denied a refill of methotrexate for her rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis because of Arizona’s new abortion law.
Emma Thompson, who lives in Tuscon, has relied on the life-saving prescription drug for years, but is now being denied methotrexate because is also used to end ectopic pregnancies (life-threatening for pregnant females).
Thompson’s mother Kaitlin Preble told KOLD has she was outraged over this denial of health care for her daughter:
The girl’s physician, Dr. Deborah Jane Power, was also shocked:
(Sources: KOLD, GMA/YouTube)