Press Statement  Governor Healey Applauds CVS and Walgreens for Expanding Access to Mifepristone

Boston — Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey issued the following statement in response to news that CVS and Walgreens intend to begin dispensing the abortion medication mifepristone in several states, including Massachusetts. 

“We applaud CVS and Walgreens for taking this important step to expand access to mifepristone, which has been used safely and effectively for more than two decades. Massachusetts will always protect access to reproductive care, including medication abortion,” said Governor Healey. 

In January, Governor Healey and 21 governors who make up the Reproductive Freedom Alliance filed a amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court in the case of Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. 

Last year, in response to the Fifth Circuit decision, Governor Healey took immediate action to protect access to mifepristone in Massachusetts. At her request, the University of Massachusetts and health care providers took action to stockpile doses of mifepristone, and she issued an Executive Order confirming protections for medication abortion under existing state law.