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CVS, walgreens say they will offer abortion pills in some states

Headline from MedicalXpress

Two major pharmacy chains, CVS and Walgreens, plan to offer abortion pills in states that do not have restrictions that would prevent dispensing the medications.

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  1. America Magazine

    Catholic and pro-life groups condemn FDA decision to allow pharmacies to dispense abortion drugs (opens America Magazine)

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time, prompting criticism from Catholic and pro-life groups.

  2. Sioux City Journal

    FDA finalizes rule allowing mail-order abortion pills (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    U.S. health officials have finalized a rule change that allows women seeking abortion pills to get them through the mail. The update Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration replaces

  3. KAGS Bryan

    FDA broadens availability of abortion pills (opens KAGS Bryan)

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    KAGS Bryan's feed description

    The FDA's rule change broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies.

  4. NBC4 Washington

    FDA Finalizes Rule Expanding Availability of Abortion Pills (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    U.S. health officials have finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies. The update Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration formally removes a long-standing requirement that the medicine be picked up…

  5. France 24

    US retail pharmacies can now offer abortion pills, say two drugmakers (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Retail pharmacies will now be allowed to offer abortion pills in the United States under a regulatory change made by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, the two companies that make the pills…

  6. Truthout

    FDA Rules That Retail Pharmacies Can Offer Abortion Medication (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Abortion-inducing medication is currently used in more than half of pregnancy terminations in the U.S.

  7. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    FDA finalizes rule expanding availability of abortion pills. Here's what to know. (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The rule change broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies.

  8. WCNC

    FDA rule change allows abortion pills to be sold at retail pharmacies (opens WCNC)

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    WCNC's feed description

    The FDA's rule change broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies.

  9. Insider

    Pharmacies can now sell the abortion pill, but you probably won't find it at top chains like CVS, Walmart, or Walgreens anytime soon (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Retail pharmacies can start dispensing the abortion pill after an FDA ruling, but administrative hurdles and the threat of backlash could get in the way.

  10. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    FDA expands availability of abortion pills (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    The change could expand access at both brick-and-mortar stores and online pharmacies.

  11. Delaware Public Media

    The FDA finalizes rule expanding the availability of abortion pills (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies.

  12. Fox News

    FDA to permit some retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills (opens Fox News)

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    On Tuesday, the FDA officially removed the in-person requirement from its regulatory rule book for abortion pill. Now, women will be able to access the abortion pill in retail pharmacies across the U.S.

  13. Digital Journal

    US expands access to abortion pills through pharmacies (opens Digital Journal)

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    Retail pharmacies in the United States will be permitted to sell abortion pills, health officials said Tuesday.

  14. Washington Examiner

    FDA to allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Food and Drug Administration will allow retail pharmacies to dispense abortion medication to women who have a prescription for the first time.

  15. KEYT Santa Barbara

    FDA to allow pharmacies to dispense abortion pills to patients | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    FDA to allow pharmacies to dispense abortion pills to patients

  16. Al Jazeera

    US FDA allows sale of abortion pills at pharmacies for first time (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Regulatory change to expand abortion access comes after more than a dozen states banned abortion.

  17. The Guardian

    FDA broadens availability of abortion pills to more US pharmacies (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Food and Drug Administration finalizes rule change which follows US supreme court decision to end federal right to abortion

  18. Reason

    FDA OKs Abortion Pills at Retail Pharmacies (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday paved the way for retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills.

  19. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    FDA allows abortion pills to be sold at retail pharmacies (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time, the agency said on Tuesday, even

  20. Glamour

    Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Pharmacies (opens Glamour)

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    Glamour's feed description

    The FDA just made a rule change that will allow local drugstores and major retail chains like Walgreens and CVS to offer abortion pills.

  21. Deutsche Welle

    US makes abortion pills available in retail pharmacies – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The abortion pill gained more importance after the US Supreme Court's controversial decision last summer to overturn the 1973 Roe V. Wade ruling.

  22. Politico

    Retail pharmacies can now offer abortion pill, FDA says (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Pregnant people would be able to fill prescriptions for the drug at pharmacies.

  23. Washington Post

    Analysis | Retail pharmacies can now dispense abortion pills. But will they? (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The FDA issued the new rule last night.

  24. Newsweek

    FDA allows pharmacies to dispense abortion pills—What happens next? (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The FDA rule change has the potential to massively expand access to abortion pills, but state legislation could hinder the impact of the decision.

  25. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    FDA Says Retail Pharmacies Can Now Offer Abortion Pills (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a regulatory change on Tuesday that allows retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills.

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