The attorneys general of 19 different states have sent a letter to Costco and Kroger warning the retail brands against sending abortion pills through the mail.
Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced updated rules that allow stores with pharmacies, such as Costco and Kroger, to dispense the abortion drug mifepristone through the mail.
While the FDA announcement may have suggested certified pharmacies could more readily dispense the abortion drug, the group of attorneys general argued that the FDA’s relaxed regulations are superseded by existing federal law that prohibits sending abortion medications through the mail system.
“[Y]ou may not yet be aware that federal law expressly prohibits using the mail to send or receive any drug that will ‘be used or applied for producing abortion,’” the attorneys general wrote in letters to executives at Costco and Kroger….