L: People visit the CVS pharmacy store at Times Square on March 1, 2024, in New York City.
R: In an aerial view, a customer enters a Walgreens store on January 04, 2024, in San Pablo, California.
A CVS pharmacy and a Walgreens.
  • CVS and Walgreens will start selling mifepristone in some US states, Reuters reported.
  • The move follows a 2023 FDA decision to allow certified pharmacies to sell the abortion drug.
  • President Joe Biden, who has supported increased access to abortion, hailed the news.

CVS and Walgreens are set to begin selling the abortion pill mifepristone in some states this month, Reuters reported.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last year that it would allow retail pharmacies to begin selling the drug.