Pharmacies Cannot Dispense Abortion Pill in Violation of State Laws

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Despite the fact that pharmacies cannot dispense abortion pills in violation of state law, seventy senators and members of Congress, along with 14 governors, have recently sent letters pressuring major pharmacy chains to start distributing the chemical abortion drug mifepristone due to regulatory changes in January 2023 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowing pharmacies to get certified to dispense the drug. However, attorneys general in 20 states have cautioned those pharmacies that dispensing mifepristone would be illegal.

Since the day Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey were overturned a year ago on June 24, 2022, the Biden administration and pro-abortion officials have scrambled to make the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone, which can only be prescribed in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, as accessible as possible. Subsequently, the FDA changed its regulations on distributing mifepristone allowing retail pharmacies to become vendors of the pill after a certification process. While CVS and Walgreens announced in January 2023 they would begin the process, other pharmacies and retail stores such as Rite Aid, Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Safeway, and Health Mart have yet to start the process. Their delay has prompted federal and state officials to express “great frustration” that pregnant women cannot have unfettered access to kill their unborn children.