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Topline Walgreens is coming under an increasing amount of scrutiny after it confirmed last week it won\u2019t sell the abortion drug mifepristone in states where Republican attorneys general told the pharmacy not to\u2014even if abortion is still legal there\u2014as 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\u2014including in some states where abortion remains legal, such as Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Kansas and Montana. That\u2019s now sparked significant pushback from the left, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) saying on Twitter Monday, \u201cCalifornia won’t be doing business with Walgreens \u2014 or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk \u2026 We\u2019re done.\u201d Filmmaker and Democratic activist Michael Moore called for a national boycott of the company Monday, saying Walgreens \u201ccaved in to threats from the extremist anti-abortion\/Forced Birth movement\u201d and is \u201cfurther cement[ing] women\u2019s status as second-class citizens.\u201d Walgreens issued a new statement Monday in response to the controversy reinforcing the pharmacy\u2019s dedication to providing mifepristone where abortion is legal\u2014even though it is legal in some of the states where they\u2019ve said they won\u2019t dispense it\u2014and limited commenting on the company\u2019s Instagram and Facebook accounts Monday. Walgreens\u2019… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Topline Walgreens is coming under an increasing amount of scrutiny after it confirmed last week it won\u2019t sell the abortion drug mifepristone in states where Republican attorneys general told the pharmacy not to\u2014even if abortion is still legal there\u2014as Democrats have called to boycott the company while it also faces potential legal action from anti-abortion…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":520,"featured_media":40453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[33],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nWalgreens Sparks Calls For Boycotts After Refusing To Dispense Abortion Pills In Some States - The Daily Herald<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/walgreens-sparks-calls-for-boycotts-after-refusing-to-dispense-abortion-pills-in-some-states\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Walgreens Sparks Calls For Boycotts After Refusing To Dispense Abortion Pills In Some States - 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