Fri Aug 19, 2022 – 12:04 pm EDTFri Aug 19, 2022 – 1:33 pm EDT
ANALYSIS
(LifeSiteNews) – There is no truth to the claim that pro-life laws could lead to prosecution of medical professionals simply for prescribing pain medication that in high doses may cause an abortion, according to two pro-life groups.
In the last month, mainstream media organizations including CNN, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and Insider have all run stories about women with chronic pain conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis allegedly not being able to procure a drug called methotrexate because their pharmacists have concerns about being criminally prosecuted. In high doses, the drug can induce an abortion.
But laws, in states such as Texas and Tennessee, clearly state that someone must intentionally prescribe someone these drugs for an abortion in order to face prosecution.
“These unjustified claims are part of a strategy by abortion advocates after Dobbs to spread confusion,” Clarke Forsythe, senior counsel with Americans United for Life, told LifeSiteNews. “They threaten to harm Americans who need legitimate medications.”
“Some drugs are commonly useful for different purposes, some of which are entirely legitimate medicine. This is a well-known truth
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