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Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Support of Medication Abortion at CVS and Walgreens Stores

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Support of Medication Abortion at CVS and Walgreens Stores

Watch Our City News Service, California: The Attorneys General of California, Oregon, and Washington, along with 21 other states, have welcomed the decision of CVS and Walgreens to offer mifepristone and misoprostol, two medications used for abortion and other health issues such as miscarriages, life-threatening ectopic pregnancies, and gastric ulcers. The decision, announced by the two companies last month, will enable their pharmacies to dispense and mail the pills to customers after receiving certification from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

In a letter to CVS and Walgreens, the attorneys general wrote that making the medications available at their pharmacies would enable millions of individuals to more easily access critical, and sometimes lifesaving, reproductive care. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said, “To millions of Americans, mifepristone and misoprostol aren’t just a prescription medication, they are a protection, a lifeline, a key to a healthier and better future.”

After CVS and Walgreens announced their decision to offer mifepristone and misoprostol last month, a group of anti-abortion states wrote a letter to the companies, warning them of legal repercussions if the pharmacies attempt to dispense the medications by mail. However, the 23 attorneys general assured CVS and Walgreens that their decision to dispense the medications is on solid legal footing and supported by over a hundred years of legal precedent.

The legal theory cited by the anti-abortion states in their letter has been repeatedly and consistently rejected by federal courts and Congress since the 20th century. The letter highlights that mifepristone and misoprostol are safe, effective, and reliable medications, and that restricting access to medication abortion jeopardizes patients’ health, safety, and well-being.

Having the option to use medication abortion empowers people to make the personal and confidential choice of which method of abortion is better for them, and increased access to reproductive care is especially important for communities underserved by the healthcare system.

In filing the letter to CVS and Walgreens, Attorneys General Bonta, Rosenblum, and Ferguson were joined by the attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. A copy of the letter is available here.

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