White Houses Criticises Walgreens’ Move to Ban Abortion Pill Mifepristone in 20 States
News 18The White House on Friday expressed regret at US pharmacy giant Walgreens’ decision to not distribute abortion pills in some 20 states after “dangerous” pressure from anti-abortion officials. The battle over the so-called “abortion pills” has become a focal point in states around the country following the Supreme Court’s June decision outlawing a national right to abortion. Walgreens does “not intend to dispense mifepristone in their respective states,” Fraser Engerman, Walgreens senior director for external relations, said in an email to AFP. Kansas was not among the original 20 states in the February 1 letter, but Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sent a subsequent letter to Walgreens on February 6 calling the mail-order delivery of the pills “illegal,” adding “Kansas will not hesitate to enforce the law.” Kobach posted Walgreens’ February 17 response in which the drugstore chain told Kobach it “does not intend to dispense mifepristone within your state.” Read all the Latest News here