Walgreens and CVS to Offer Abortion Pill, Increasing Access Despite Opposition
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Some Walgreens and CVS stores will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone, giving people a new way to access it
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Before, mifepristone could only be dispensed directly by the prescribing doctor's office/clinic due to restrictions
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Allowing pharmacies to dispense mifepristone makes access simpler like other safe prescription drugs
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Anti-abortion activists have long tried to limit mifepristone access through regulations despite evidence it is safe
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More doctors may become mifepristone prescribers now that they don't have to stock and dispense it themselves