Walgreens has issued seemingly contradictory statements on where it plans to dispense mifepristone, a pill used for medication abortions. Here’s what we can VERIFY.
Story update 3/1/2024: Walgreens announced on March 1 the chain will begin dispensing mifepristone, a pill used for medication abortions, in select stores in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California and Illinois. Mifepristone would only be available in those select locations for customers who have a prescription and not available by mail. The original story as published continues below.
On March 8, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office announced the state government would stop doing business with Walgreens because of the company’s stance on the abortion pill mifepristone. The announcement came after a growing number of people online, including filmmaker Michael Moore, called for a boycott of the company.
The outrage about Walgreens started after letters from a Walgreens executive were posted onlinesaying the company would not provide the abortion pill mifepristone in some states where medication abortion is legal. This has …
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