Walgreens says it will not distribute abortion pill in 20 states after getting a letter from GOP attorneys general in those states
Pritzker expressed 'deep concern' over Walgreens' decision during a meeting with the company's senior team, his office said.Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said he was assured that Walgreens will continue dispensing abortion pills where it can legally do so.Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker urged Walgreens to reconsider its decision not to sell abortion pills in some states during a meeting with the company's senior team, the governor's office said on Saturday.
Pritzker "expressed his deep concern" about Walgreens' decision, which the governor's office described as a "response to Republican threats." Pritzker's office also said he pledged to help Walgreens get certified to provide abortion medication in Illinois and other states that have not outlawed it. The policy change will affect four states in which the abortion pill is legal but is facing either legislative or legal challengers - Kansas, Alaska, Iowa and Montana. The company noted it was being "cautious" and was monitoring developments in those states.
The decision will not affect Illinois, where the abortion drugs are legal. According to a source with direct knowledge of the matter, Walgreens, CVS and Rite-Aid are among the three pharmacies in Illinois that have requested certification to be able to sell the pill. That status is pending.
The US Food and Drug Administration had previously said that pharmacies that become certified to dispense mifepristone can do so directly to someone who has a prescription from a certified prescriber.
The lawsuit, filed in November by anti-abortion advocates against the FDA, targets the agency's two-decade-old approval of mifepristone.
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