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NEW YORK – Rite Aid said this week it plans to dispense abortion medication in a limited number of its pharmacies and will serve customers either in person or through mail delivery.
The company said it will dispense the pill, mifepristone, in compliance with federal and state laws.
“We are committed to ensuring equitable access to customers prescribed this product”, Rite Aid said in an emailed statement.
Earlier this year both Walgreens and CVS said theyplanned to offer abortion pills following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to allow retail pharmacies to offer the drug in the country for the first time.
Medication abortion continues to draw increasing attention since the U.S. Supreme Court last June overturned its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had legalized abortion nationwide.
