Politico reports:
The nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain confirmed Thursday that it will not dispense abortion pills in several states where they remain legal — acting out of an abundance of caution amid a shifting policy landscape, threats from state officials and pressure from anti-abortion activists.
Walgreens told POLITICO that it has since responded to all the officials, assuring them that they will not dispense abortion pills either by mail or at their brick-and-mortar locations in those states.
The list includes several states where abortion in general, and the medications specifically, remain legal — including Alaska, Iowa, Kansas and Montana. For example, Kansas’ law that patients only obtain the pills directly from a physician is blocked in court.
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The GOP AGs are also pressuring CVS, Kroger, Walmart, Albertsons, Rite Aid and Costco not to dispense the pills, but those chains have not yet disclosed their plans. https://t.co/KCeLPnGs1G
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