14 Democratic governors have asked 7 leading pharmacies to clarify their plans for dispensing abortion pills, urging them to be guided by 'science and medical evidence' and 'not politics or litigation threats.'
in the U.S., allowing certified pharmacies to dispense mifepristone directly to patients after receiving a prescription from a certified health provider.Walgreens reversed its decision in response to a
saying the pharmacy chain could face legal consequences for doing so. Walgreens maintained that it would distribute Mifepristone "where it is legal and operationally feasible."The pharmacies not only have to consider whether abortion is legal in a specific state, but also whether there are dispensing restrictions on abortion pills.
While Walgreens received backlash for saying that it would not dispense abortion pills in some states with no abortion bans — Alaska, Iowa, Montana and Kansas — these are states that have laws that only allow physicians, not pharmacists, to provide these drugs.
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