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March 3, 2023, 9:29 PM UTC

Walgreens Nixes Abortion Pill in 20 Red States After Warning (2)

Michelle Fay Cortez
Michelle Fay Cortez
Bloomberg News

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. won’t sell abortion pills in 20 states after warnings by Republican attorneys general of legal action, a decision that limits the medication’s availability in many places where access to the procedure is already restricted.

A joint letter from a group of 20 Republican attorneys general warned executives at Walgreens and CVS Health Corp. that the companies could face legal consequences if they mail and distribute abortion medication in their states. The company won’t dispense mifepristone in those states, Fraser Engerman, a company spokesman, said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg News.

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