Boxes of the drug mifepristone line a shelf.

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The FDA authorized retail pharmacies to become certified to carry mifepristone in a ruling Tuesday. Previously, doctors and mail-order pharmacies could dispense the medication. Retailers may not sell the abortion pill due to administrative hurdles and backlash, experts say.

Retail pharmacies can now begin the process of dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in states where it's legal, thanks to a ruling from the US Food...

Continue Reading Pharmacies can now sell the abortion pill, but you probably won't find it at top chains like CVS, Walmart, or Walgreens anytime soon