and sometimes it is just really difficult for people, making it possible for them to contortion. we really actually already had people with fetal abnormalities that could not travel, or force can be the pregnancy because of that. doctor melissa march, thank you so much for giving us the sense of what s going on on the front lines here. i really appreciate it. still ahead, a closer look at the new evidence the january six committee served up to the justice department this week. right after the break, were on the ground in ukraine. with an update on the two americans confirmed dead in the eastern part of that country. please stay with us. stern part of that country stern part of that country please when you have technology that s easier to control. that can scale across all your clouds. we got that right? yeah, we got that. it s easier to be an innovator. so you can do more incredible things. [whistling]
you might be limited in your ability to get it. 20 yes so mexit trackside is known as a category x medication. which means that it has impacts on a potential fetus. such as fetal abnormalities. many patients who are put on mexico trucks that are canceled to be on birth control as was eyewitness but on the back in 2017. so it was certainly something that was on our radars whenever the dobbs decision came out that this could be something that would be a little bit more complex to get. it is also known for being a drug that can be used to treat ectopic pregnancy. i don t know if it is used to treat and used an actual miscarriages and abortions. but it is certainly used an ectopic pregnancies. so that s another reason it wasn t known as potentially being impactful. doctor emmanuel, when you think about that, again, there is no successful ectopic
arthritis to certain cancers. but it also can end a pregnancy. and some doctors have stopped prescribing it, and some pharmacists will no longer fill the prescription for that reason. sarah bhavik joins me now with doctor zeke emanuel. thank you for joining me tonight. sarah, i want to begin with you here. for many people hearing this, they may say, well, i know that drug, or take that drug. why would that be the type of drug that would be taken off the shelf, said to speak, and you can t have access to it? 20 how you learned that you might be limited in your ability to get it? yes. so, methotrexate is known as a category x medication, which means that it has impacts on a potential fetus such as fetal abnormalities. many patients who are put on methotrexate are advised it was certainly something that was on our radars whenever the decision came out that this could be something more complex
do you support that, personally? so, of course very few abortions happen in those later times. most of those are in times when there s severe fetal abnormalities. the point is it s not for ted cruz or for the u.s. supreme court to decide that medical decision. it s for the patient and her doctor. that s really the important issue here. right. the cdc says more than 90% of abortions happen in the first trimester but do you support the law on the books in colorado that allows a woman to get an abortion after the baby in the womb is 22 weeks. do you personally support that? roe versus wade says states can make laws like that and i support colorado s law. i think that what i support at the national level as the