Walgreens caved to political pressure from state lawmakers who are against abortion. That is no reason for Walgreens not to sell abortion pills in those states.
— or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk. We’re done.” It’s still not clear whether the state of California can be “done” with Walgreens, and what it might mean for government-subsidized prescriptions. The relationship is more complicated than Newsom’s statement suggests, but we certainly understand his frustration.
In a post-Roe era when states are trying to restrict abortion, including medication abortion, which is more easily available than a surgical abortion, it’s outrageous for a drugstore chain to be in any way connected to thwarting access. Abortion care is healthcare, and that should be Walgreens’ primary concern.Since the Supreme Court struck down the right to choose, there’s been tremendous uncertainty and confusion. But efforts are already underway to find new ways to protect that right.
It also sets a dangerous example that could induce more people to try to bully businesses into taking away people’s right to healthcare. In states where abortion is precariously available and constantly under attack, chains like Walgreens are lifelines for pregnant people with limited resources to travel to a clinic.
When Walgreens capitulated to Kobach’s letter warning the company not to send mail-order mifepristone into Kansas — where access to medication abortion is under attack — and
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