With access to surgical abortion now restricted in many states, the shift has been to chemical abortions. According to the latest statistics, 53% of all abortions are now chemical abortions.

Danco Laboratories, a private Manhattan pharmaceutical supplier, distributes the abortion drug mifepristone under the brand name Mifeprex. Advocates of abortion rights started Danco, and Mifeprex is their only product at this time.

Whereas Danco is the supplier, the network for the distribution is the nationwide pharmacies. CVS and Walgreens were recently granted the rights to do that distribution. They plan to start distribution in five states with the most liberal abortion laws, and then expanding the offering to other states over time.

So what is a Christian to do?

The first thought was to boycott CVS and Walgreens. It is troubling when any vendor is willing to distribute something specifically designed to kill the weakest and most vulnerable. As frustrating as that is for me as a customer, my heart especially goes out to the Christian pharmacists who are required to be a part of this atrocity.

I have heard some call upon Christians to leave the pharmaceutical industry over such things. I don’t agree. When those who know the truth leave the arena to the liars, things will not get better.

I propose a solution that is undoubtedly the most bitter pill to swallow: Remain – remain a customer – remain a pharmacist – remain a shareholder. Remain.

The best way to stop abortion is to eliminate the market. The best way to eliminate the market is to change the hearts. The best way to change the hearts is to proclaim the truth in love.

It had to have been difficult for Jesus to declare to “give to Caesar that which is Caesar’s” (Luke 20:25), knowing how Caesar used the tax money. Yet, there was a greater mission to the soul.

If history is any lesson, this latest action by CVS and Walgreens is a prelude to more such challenges to the intrinsic value of human life and God’s dominion over it. Yet, depending on where we are, how this action intersects with our lives, and the opportunities that present themselves, we can chart the course that builds a bridge to keep talking about Jesus.