Walgreens confirmed it will not sell abortion pills in the 20 states represented by the attorneys general that informed the pharmacy it could be breaking laws if it distributed the pills.
Walgreens confirmed Thursday that it will not carry abortion pills in several states, including some in which the pills are still legal.
The phrases “Walgreens” and “#BoycottWalgreens” each trended on Twitter Thursday night into Friday morning as discussion ensued and some users vowed to stop supporting the chain.
The decision, first reported by Politico on Thursday, comes after 20 Republican attorneys general last month wrote to Walgreens and several other pharmacies including CVS, Walmart, and Costco to point out laws that could be violated if the companies provided abortion pills through the mail.
Walgreens told Politico that it has responded to the states represented by the 20 AGs, and said it will not distribute the abortion pill Mifepristone in any of those states. That group includes Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, and Montana, where the procedure and medications for abortions are largely still legal, Politico reported.
The FDA announced in January that retail pharmacies would be allowed to distribute the pills to those with a prescription; the pills previously were only accessible through doctors or mail-order pharmacies.
