Medications used to perform abortions are also widely used to treat severe pregnancy complications, as well as several conditions unrelated to childbirth.
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Methotrexate is commonly used in Australia and around the world for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Treating a potentially deadly pregnancy complication gets caught up in the abortion debate. A nurse-midwife explains why it shouldn’t.
Methotrexate is a drug used for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease. It is taken on just one day a week. Accidental daily dosing can cause life-threatening toxicity.
People who have rheumatoid arthritis often suffer from depression as well. For poor people this is often worse because they cut off their social networks.
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, University of Sydney
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Rheumatologist, University of Cape Town
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Head, Musculoskeletal Unit DEPM, and Head Rheumatology Unit, Alfred Hospital, Monash University
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Tennessee
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Adjunct Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University
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Distinguished Senior Fellow in Global Health Security, Brown University
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Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University