Topline Walgreens is coming under an increasing amount of scrutiny after it confirmed last week it won’t sell the abortion drug mifepristone in states where Republican attorneys general told the pharmacy not to—even if abortion is still legal there—as Democrats have called to boycott the company while it also faces potential legal action from anti-abortion rights activists. A Walgreens in Brooklyn, New York City, on January 5.Getty Images Key Facts Walgreens confirmed to Politico last week it would not sell or ship mifepristone, which is used to terminate a pregnancy, in at least 21 states after Republican attorneys general had sent requests for the pharmacy not to—including in some states where abortion remains legal, such as Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Kansas and Montana. That’s now sparked significant pushback from the left, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) saying on Twitter Monday, “California won’t be doing business with Walgreens — or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk … We’re done.” Filmmaker and Democratic activist Michael Moore called for a national boycott of the company Monday, saying Walgreens “caved in to threats from the extremist anti-abortion/Forced Birth movement” and is “further cement[ing] women’s status as second-class citizens.” Walgreens issued a new statement Monday in response to the controversy reinforcing the pharmacy’s dedication to providing mifepristone where abortion is legal—even though it is legal in some of the states where they’ve said they won’t dispense it—and limited commenting on the company’s Instagram and Facebook accounts Monday. Walgreens’… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Walgreens Sparks Calls For Boycotts After Refusing To Dispense Abortion Pills In Some States
