Costco decides not to sell abortion pill at its pharmacies
Costco cited low consumer demand for mifepristone amid a campaign by religious groups that praised the decision, highlighting ongoing legal and political challenges to medication abortion access.
- Costco Wholesale has chosen not to dispense the abortion pill mifepristone at its more than 500 pharmacy locations, as reported by Bloomberg News.
- A group of faith-based activists urged Costco to avoid selling mifepristone, but the company did not comment on their influence.
- Costco stated there has been no consumer demand for mifepristone, according to Bloomberg News.
- Mifepristone is used to end a pregnancy within 10 weeks of gestation and has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 2000.
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Costco will not sell abortion pill at US pharmacies; decision hailed as ‘significant win’ by activist groups
Costco Wholesale will not sell the abortion pill mifepristone at its more than 500 U.S. pharmacies due to low demand from its members, the multinational corporation said Thursday."Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone, which has not changed, is based on the lack of demand from our members and other patients who we understand generally have the drug dispensed by their medical providers," Costco said in a statement, according to Reute…
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