Why some pharmacists are refusing to fill lifesaving prescriptions post-Roe

Refusing to fill prescriptions for medication that can be used for abortion violates civil law, federal officials warn.

Pill bottles
Various prescription drugs on the automated pharmacy assembly line at Medco Health Solutions in Willingboro, N.J. on June 14, 2011. Matt Rourke / Associated Press
Pill bottles
Various prescription drugs on the automated pharmacy assembly line at Medco Health Solutions in Willingboro, N.J. on June 14, 2011. Matt Rourke / Associated Press

Why some pharmacists are refusing to fill lifesaving prescriptions post-Roe

Refusing to fill prescriptions for medication that can be used for abortion violates civil law, federal officials warn.

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Methotrexate is the gold standard for treating rheumatoid arthritis and many other chronic conditions. But because the drug can also used to terminate ectopic pregnancies, pharmacists in some states with abortion bans are reportedly refusing to fill methotrexate prescriptions.

Reset breaks down why access to methotrexate and other drugs could become an issue of sex discrimination in post-Roe America.

GUESTS: Ian Millhiser, senior correspondent for Vox

Dr. Cuoghi Edens, adult and pediatric rheumatologist at the University of Chicago Medicine