Individuals are calling to #BoycottWalgreens after the pharmacy big introduced(Opens in a brand new tab) it’ll not promote abortion treatment mifepristone in 20 Republican states — together with some the place abortion remains to be authorized.
The transfer comes after heightened stress from Republican state attorneys common, who despatched a letter to the corporate(Opens in a brand new tab) in February, threatening authorized motion if Walgreens continued to distribute the treatment. The letter was co-signed by attorneys common from states together with Texas, Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, West Virginia, North Dakota, and South Carolina. In a few of these states, abortion stays authorized, together with Alaska(Opens in a brand new tab), Florida(Opens in a brand new tab), Iowa(Opens in a brand new tab), and Montana(Opens in a brand new tab).
In January, the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration accredited mifepristone, the primary of two tablets to be taken for a medical abortion, to be distributed at retail pharmacies in states the place abortion stays authorized.
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Referencing the reversal of Roe v Wade, the letter was despatched not solely to Walgreens however to CVS, Ceremony Support, Costco, Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons. Walgreens caved, telling Politico that it had responded to the signees(Opens in a brand new tab), assuring them that the pharmacy won’t dispense the tablet by mail or in shops situated in these states.
Since Walgreen’s choice, individuals are calling for a boycott of the corporate.
Each “Walgreens” and “#BoycottWalgreens(Opens in a brand new tab)” trended on Twitter on Friday, persevering with to realize traction all through the weekend. Responses to Politico reporter Alice Miranda Ollstein’s tweet(Opens in a brand new tab) additionally included such calls: “I can’t store at Walgreens till they reverse this choice” and “I’ll not be spending any cash at Walgreens.”
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Many customers known as for individuals to cancel their Walgreens accounts, whereas some displayed receipts of them doing so. Individuals criticized the pharmacy for giving into worry techniques from anti-abortion politicians.
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Abortion tablets accounted for greater than half(Opens in a brand new tab) of all U.S. abortions in 2020. This generally used methodology of abortion has been deemed secure and efficient(Opens in a brand new tab), based on sexual well being analysis group Guttmacher Institute. Entry to abortion tablets is presently authorized in 37 states, although it should be prescribed by a health care provider in 15 states.
Walgreens, alongside its competitor CVS, mentioned it’s making use of for certification to dispense the abortion tablet following the FDA’s announcement(Opens in a brand new tab). Nonetheless, Walgreens’ choice to cease distributing the tablet in almost half a dozen states, nonetheless, is greater than disheartening — and comes amid a nationwide combat to protect reproductive justice.