Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will meet with the CEO of Walgreens over the decision to not sell abortion pills in some Republican-led states.
CHICAGO — Deerfield-based Walgreens says it will not sell abortion pills in states in which Republican attorneys general have threatened legal action – despite the drug being legal in some of those states.
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The decision prompted immediate condemnation from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who plans to meet with Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer about the decision Friday afternoon. The policy change was made after 20 Republican attorneys general wrote the company a letter threatening legal action if the drug was distributed in their states.
Politico on Thursday evening reported the company has responded to the AGs, assuring them they will not dispense the abortion pills either by mail or at their stores.
« I can confirm we have responded to the state attorneys general letter to Walgreens dated February 1 by indicating we do not intend to dispense Mifepristone in their respective states at this time, » Fraser Engerman, Walgreens senior director of external relations told the Sun-Times.
