Walgreens confirmed on March 2 that it will not distribute abortion pills in numerous states—including to some states where abortion is legal—after Republican attorneys general (AG) in 21 states told the company that it risked breaking federal law should it do so, Politico first reported.
Walgreens, the second-largest pharmacy chain in the United States, made the decision after receiving a letter from Republican Missouri AG Andrew Bailey on Feb. 1,
Other than Missouri, attorneys general from 19 other Republican-led states—Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia—also signed the letter….