{"id":1529891,"date":"2022-06-27T17:34:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T21:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1529891"},"modified":"2022-06-27T17:34:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T21:34:31","slug":"major-retailers-take-action-in-response-to-huge-demand-spike-for-plan-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-retailers-take-action-in-response-to-huge-demand-spike-for-plan-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Retailers Take Action In Response To Huge Demand Spike For Plan B"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmajor-retailers-take-action-in-response-to-huge-demand-spike-for-plan-b%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1529891&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/walmart\">Walmart<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/cvs\">CVS<\/a> are rationing Plan B pills due to a surge in demand, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/supreme-court\">Supreme Court<\/a> overturned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/roe-v-wade\">Roe v. Wade<\/a> \u2014 the 1973 opinion which argued that the Constitution guarantees the right to an <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/abortion\">abortion<\/a> \u2014 surgical centers carrying out the procedure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/06\/24\/abortion-clinics-closing-roe-wade\">closed their doors<\/a> in many conservative-leaning states. According to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/cvs-walmart-limit-purchases-of-plan-b-pills-after-surge-in-demand-11656358819?mod=business_minor_pos4\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, retailers are now restricting the sale of over-the-counter contraceptives.<\/p>\n<p>Walmart had \u201csome pills available without limits, but only in cases where they wouldn\u2019t ship until next month\u201d and will be limiting sales to \u201cfour or six\u201d at a time, the outlet reported. CVS is \u201climiting purchases to three\u201d in an effort to ensure \u201cequitable access.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plan B stops the release of an egg from the ovary, prevents the union of sperm and egg, and sometimes prevents fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb, according to the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers\/fdas-decision-regarding-plan-b-questions-and-answers\">Food and Drug Administration<\/a> (FDA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pills, which are available without a prescription, are often referred to and sold under the Plan B brand,\u201d The Wall Street Journal explained. \u201cAlso called morning-after pills, they are designed to be taken up to three days after unprotected sex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plan B and similar products typically sell from $10 to $50. The \u201ccheapest option available\u201d from major retailers\u2019 websites was $35 on Monday, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the closure of abortion clinics in many parts of the country, medication is now used for 54% of all abortions in the United States, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guttmacher.org\/article\/2022\/02\/medication-abortion-now-accounts-more-half-all-us-abortions\">Guttmacher Institute<\/a> \u2014 a substantial increase from 39% of abortions in 2017. The FDA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers\/mifeprex-mifepristone-information\">authorizes<\/a> a series of two drugs \u2014 mifepristone and misoprostol \u2014 to abort babies through ten weeks of gestation. Louisiana <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/louisiana-governor-signs-bill-outlawing-the-mailing-of-abortion-pills\">passed legislation<\/a> earlier this month that would impose fines and jail sentences for those who mail abortion pills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedication abortion can be completed outside of a medical setting \u2014 for example, in the comfort and privacy of one\u2019s home,\u201d the Guttmacher Institute said. \u201cPills can be provided at a clinic or delivered directly to a patient through the mail\u2026 in areas of the country that are rural or underserved by providers, medication abortion can save a patient hundreds of miles of travel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/here-are-the-woke-businesses-vowing-to-cover-travel-costs-for-employees-abortion-tourism\">several major corporations<\/a> announced that they would cover employees\u2019 abortion-related interstate travel expenses through their health benefits packages, calls mounted for Walmart \u2014 which employs 1.6 million Americans \u2014 to follow suit. Worker advocacy group United for Respect said that the firm must \u201cstep up and ensure its associates are supported.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the largest private employer in the nation, Walmart executives can set the standard for other companies by supporting their associates and providing adequate maternity leave, paid sick leave, and covering the cost of expenses for associates who need to travel across the state lines to access abortion services,\u201d the group said on Friday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/supreme-court-roe-v-wade-abortion-disney-dicks-sporting-goods-walmart-travel-costs\/\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Walmart shareholders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/walmart-shareholder-proposal-abortion-ban-impact-fails-2022-06-01\/\">overwhelmingly struck down<\/a> a proposal from activist investors to create a report evaluating the possible effect of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. The proposal would have compelled Walmart\u2019s board of directors to examine \u201cany known and any potential risks and costs to the company caused by enacted or proposed state policies severely restricting reproductive rights.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walmart and CVS are rationing Plan B pills due to a surge in demand, according to a report. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. 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