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Walgreens Ban on Sales of Abortion Pill: GOP States Make Legal Threats via State Officials

Surprising no one, Red states successfully lobby retail pharmacy to ensure women lose their freedoms.

Libby Winkler
4 min readMar 7, 2023
Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash

Recently, the drugstore chain Walgreens faced legal threats from Republican state officials who wanted to ban the sale of abortion pills.

This move is part of a larger effort by the GOP to restrict access to abortion services, and it highlights the importance of protecting reproductive rights.

What Led To The Ban?

The legal threats against Walgreens began when a pharmacist in Indiana refused to fill an order for medication that would induce an abortion.

The pharmacist claimed that their religious beliefs prevented them from providing this service, which prompted several state lawmakers to call for a ban on all abortions at Walgreens locations.

As a result, Walgreens issued a statement saying that they would no longer sell any…

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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