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WA law will make it easier to distribute abortion pill stockpile
Washington removes a $5 fee on abortion pills to prevent waste and improve provider access to its stockpile of over 47,000 doses, officials said.
- Saturday, March 14, 2026, law removing cost barriers for mifepristone was signed, easing provider access.
- Previous regulations required selling pills at purchase price plus a $5 fee, hindering distribution and forcing the return of over 25 doses earlier this year.
- Thursday, March 12, 2026, lawmakers approved an $8.5 million restoration and an insurer fee projected to raise about $10 million in its first year.
- Republicans opposed the measures, arguing the law is fiscally irresponsible and positions the state as an abortion pill distributor.
- Ongoing national legal challenges, including a recent Louisiana federal court case, threaten policies, while Sen. Josh Hawley announced legislation to undo FDA approval for mifepristone.
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New Washington Law Allows State to Distribute Stockpiled Abortion Pills
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill into law on Saturday enabling the state to distribute abortion pills it had stockpiled after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The post New Washington Law Allows State to Distribute Stockpiled Abortion Pills appeared first on Breitbart.
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