Downtown view of Jefferson City, Missouri, with the State Capitol at dusk. / ShutterstockDenver Newsroom, Mar 17, 2022 / 17:21 pm (CNA).A Missouri Republican lawmaker says he plans to amend a bill he recently introduced concerning ectopic pregnancies to allay concerns that it would prevent women from receiving treatment for the potentially deadly medical condition.House Bill 2810, proposed by State Rep. Brian Seitz, was criticized last week as appearing to outlaw medical treatment for ectopic pregnancy, which occurs when an embryo implants outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube. Once implanted, the embryo's growth is likely to rupture the fallopian tube, which can cause the death of both mother and child. While there are treatments for ectopic pregnancies that do not constitute direct abortion, the embryo is highly unlikely to survive, whether treatment is done or not. Though relatively rare, the most recent data available from the CDC shows the rate of ect...