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Walgreens Faces Protests Over Abortion Pill

Walgreens is facing pushback from consumers "angry that it is not offering the abortion pill in states with Republican Attorney Generals who have threatened legal repercussions. "The company confirmed late last week that it would not distribute mifepristone, the first pill in a two-drug medication abortion regimen, weeks after it and other large pharmacy chains received letters signed by those attorneys general," per The New York Times. "In each of the states, abortion is either banned or laws or proposed or pending legislation would prevent pharmacists from dispensing pills."

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