CVS and Walgreens, two of the country’s largest pharmacy chains, will start selling the abortion pill mifepristone in certain stores this month.
The companies received certification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to dispense the pill used in the two-drug chemical abortion after regulatory changes implemented last year.
Walgreens announced it will dispense the drug within a week in select locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, and Illinois.
Meanwhile, CVS plans to fill prescriptions for chemical abortions in the next few weeks in states where it is legal, such as Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
According to the New York Times, both chains have plans to expand access to all other states where abortion is legal and where pharmacies can dispense the pill.
While abortion advocates are celebrating the move, pro-life advocates are slamming the chains for selling abortion drugs just weeks before the Supreme Court is set to weigh in on a case that could, ultimately, limit access to mifepristone.
As CBN News reported, this is the first abortion case the court will hear since the monumental Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
The case centers around how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows
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