Tell Costco: Members need access to medication abortion

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Tell Costco: Members need access to medication abortion

The petition to Costco President and CEO Ron Vachris and members of the Costco Board reads:

The U.S. Supreme Court just temporarily restored full access to the abortion medication mifepristone without an in-person visit. Regardless of how any federal court rules, Costco could offer mifepristone in its stores where abortion is legal TODAY.

Many of us have Costco memberships because the company aligns with our values in its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and fair labor practices. Today, women are being arrested for taking the legal, safe, and medically necessary mifepristone and even dying due to certain states' extreme abortion bans. Clearly, there IS public demand for this medication, so we are left wondering if Costco even cares about women?

We urge you to lead with moral clarity as you have with DEI, collective bargaining, and other so-called 'hot-button' issues, put the health and well-being of your members first, and dispense mifepristone in states where abortion is legal.

While women are dying and being prosecuted for seeking abortions in states where there are bans, the abortion pill mifepristone has been a lifeline for many. Since 2023, its administration hasn't required an in-person health appointment, which means it can be mailed anywhere in the country. Not surprisingly, medication abortion--and especially by mail--has become the most common form of abortion in the United States. That's why anti-abortion extremists are fighting tooth and nail in the courts to block access. Unfortunately, their plan is working.

Recently, a federal appeals court ruled against telehealth abortion. The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked that decision with an emergency stay--but it's set to expire soon.

While we continue to preserve telehealth abortion access, we must also ramp up the fight to make sure that ALL blue state pharmacies, starting with Costco, dispense the pill.

Sign the petition now to Costco President and CEO Ron Vachris and members of the Costco Board, urging the company to dispense mifepristone in all states where abortion is legal.