CVS, Walgreens to Expand Access to Abortion Pills
• CVS and Walgreens will start selling the abortion pill mifepristone in select pharmacies this month
• The chains will make the medication available in a handful of states to start, including NY, PA, MA, CA, IL
• They plan to gradually expand to all states where abortion is legal and pharmacies can dispense the pills
• CVS will start selling in all locations in MA and RI in next few weeks
• The move could increase access to abortion pills for some patients under 2021 FDA guidelines