{"id":9611,"date":"2023-03-06T11:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T11:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gustavopineda.com\/?p=9611"},"modified":"2023-03-06T11:47:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T11:47:01","slug":"walgreens-boycott-abortion-pill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gustavopineda.com\/?p=9611","title":{"rendered":"#BoycottWalgreens grows after pharmacy refuses to sell abortion pill in 20 states"},"content":{"rendered":"
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People are calling to #BoycottWalgreens after the pharmacy giant announced<\/a> it will no longer sell abortion medication mifepristone in 20 Republican states \u2014 including some where abortion is still legal.<\/p>\n

The move comes after heightened pressure from Republican state attorneys general, who sent a letter to the company<\/a> in February, threatening legal action if Walgreens continued to distribute the medication. The letter was co-signed by attorneys general from states including Texas<\/a>, Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, West Virginia, North Dakota, and South Carolina. In some of these states<\/a>, abortion remains legal, including Alaska<\/a>, Florida<\/a>, Iowa<\/a>, and Montana<\/a>. <\/p>\n

In January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone<\/a>, the first of two pills to be taken for a medical abortion, to be distributed at retail pharmacies in states where abortion remains legal.<\/p>\n

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Referencing the reversal of Roe v Wade<\/a>, the letter was sent not only to Walgreens but to CVS, Rite Aid, Costco, Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons. Walgreens caved, telling Politico that it had responded to the signees<\/a>, assuring them that the pharmacy will not dispense the pill by mail or in stores located in these states. <\/p>\n

Since Walgreen’s decision, people are calling for a boycott of the company. <\/p>\n

Both “Walgreens” and “#BoycottWalgreens<\/a>” trended on Twitter on Friday, continuing to gain traction throughout the weekend. Responses to Politico reporter Alice Miranda Ollstein’s tweet<\/a> also included such calls: “I will not shop at Walgreens until they reverse this decision” and “I will no longer be spending any money at Walgreens.”<\/p>\n

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Many users called for people to cancel their Walgreens accounts, while some displayed receipts of them doing so. People criticized the pharmacy for giving into fear tactics from anti-abortion politicians.<\/p>\n

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Abortion pills accounted for more than half<\/a> of all U.S. abortions in 2020. This commonly used method of abortion has been deemed safe and effective<\/a>, according to sexual health research organization Guttmacher Institute. Access to abortion pills is currently legal in 37 states, though it must be prescribed by a doctor in 15 states. <\/p>\n

Walgreens, alongside its competitor CVS, said it is applying for certification to dispense the abortion pill following the FDA’s announcement<\/a>. However, Walgreens’ decision to stop distributing the pill in nearly half a dozen states, however, is more than disheartening \u2014 and comes amid a nationwide fight to preserve reproductive justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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