VS and Walgreens to start selling abortion pills this month
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Access to the drug mifepristone, commonly known as the abortion pill, will require a prescription. The Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone for abortions in 2000, deeming it a safe and effective way to terminate an unwanted pregnancy.
Both CVS and Walgreens told CBS News they have become certified to dispense the pills following regulatory changes the FDA made last year that allow retail pharmacies to sell the pills.
Women are increasingly turning to the abortion pill, rather than surgery, to end unwanted pregnancies. In 2020, medication abortions accounted for more than half of all abortions in the U.S. That's caused anti-abortion rights advocates to sue the FDA over the drug's approval, as well as to stage protests outside of pharmacies after CVS and Walgreens said last year that they planned to make the medication available to patients.
"It's absolutely a game-changer," Rabia Muqaddam, senior staff attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights, told CBS News Friday. "This type of dispensing is going to be huge for patients who struggle to travel. We're going to see much better health outcomes."
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Abortion access was curtailed in many states , particularly in the South, after the Supreme Court in 2022 struck down the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision .
Walgreens will sell mifepristone in some of its stores in five states: New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California and Illinois.
"Walgreens has completed the FDA certification process to dispense mifepristone and expects to begin dispensing within a week, consistent with federal and state laws," the company said in a Friday statement to CBS News. "We are beginning a phased rollout in select locations to allow us to ensure quality, safety, and privacy for our patients, providers, and team members."
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CVS said it will begin dispensing the pills at pharmacies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the coming weeks, according to a statement sent to CBS News. CVS said the pill will cost $79, but may be covered by insurance for some patients
Now we just need them to be able to stay in operation in our most urban areas.
Yesterday, here in the nation’s capital, CVS closed its door in Columbia Heights.
This is good news.
Should be available at no cost nationwide at no charge.
It should be twice as free ?
If it makes it work better
If it's free once, won't that be sufficient ?
It should be, but with anything in this issue you just can't be sure enough
Ah hell, never mind . Suggest you open the garage door next time you tune that 383, carbon monoxide messes with your head .
The 383 was worn out so replaced it with a 440 6pack and am cautious about fumes. How that all relates to mifepristone is that each is a solution to a problem:
Motor wore out, replace with bigger and better one
Fumes, solution run it outside
Unwanted pregnancy take mifepristone
383's had/have a butt-load of torque, I'm bettin' that triple deuce 440 is a real screamer and fun to tune . Back to mifepristone, referring to your #5, isn't "available at NO COST nationwide at NO CHARGE" the same as "twice as free" ? And why the hell isn't free once sufficient ?
Free once is good enough and I should have typed with no questions asked. As for tuning the 440 the mechanic friend who built it told me if I wanted him to work on it to keep my paws off them.
I was being factitious when I said "fun" to tune. They can be a challenge. The key is a good vacuum gage set-up, along with excellent hearing . Next time out, keep it between the lines !
No-- three times!
I agree!
But there are some states whose government is controlled-- or greatly influenced-- by religious fundamentalists--- who greatly oppose any sort of abortion (Not only by an actual physical operation, but even by taking pills.