Top US Pharmacies Pressed on Abortion Pill Plans by Senators (1)

US lawmakers are calling on pharmacy operators to clarify their policies on stocking, prescribing and distributing a pill that’s commonly taken to induce abortions.

Seventeen Senate Democrats sent letters to Albertsons Cos., Costco Wholesale Corp., CVS Health Corp., Kroger Co., Rite Aid Corp., Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., Walmart Inc. and McKesson Corp.’s Health Mart unit asking them to clarify or share plans surrounding mifepristone, which is approved as an abortion medication through the first 10 weeks of gestation. The Food and Drug Administration in January said it would allow pharmacies to prescribe and dispense the pill to patients directly.

A separate letter signed by 14 governors, ...