CVS CEO on decision to carry the abortion pill, cybersecurity threats
Karen Lynch, CEO of CVS Health, discussed her company's decision to carry the abortion pill mifepristone, and cybersecurity threats in the wake of the UnitedHealth hack.
Karen Lynch, CEO of CVS Health, discussed her company's decision to carry the abortion pill mifepristone, and cybersecurity threats in the wake of the UnitedHealth hack.
Karen Lynch, CEO of pharmacy giant CVS Health, spoke this week about the decision to carry the abortion pill for the first time in an interview with Norah O'Donnell, anchor and managing editor of "CBS Evening News."
Following a pivotal FDA rule change, CVS and Walgreens will start offering the abortion pill, mifepristone, to individuals with prescriptions in states where abortion is legal. Dr. Celine Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor at large for public health at KFF, has more on what you need to know.
CVS and Walgreens say they will begin selling the abortion pill mifepristone in March. Lee Hasselbacher, research assistant professor at the University of Chicago, joins CBS News to discuss the move.
Reproductive rights advocates Friday hailed a historic decision by Walgreens and CVS to begin dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone as soon as this month. The two pharmacy chains said the prescription pill will available in states where it's legal. Nikki Battiste has more.
The two largest pharmacy chains in the U.S., CVS and Walgreens, will start selling the abortion pill mifepristone as soon as this month, the companies said Friday. Both companies were certified to dispense the pills following regulatory changes by the FDA. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
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