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Walgreens is the second largest retail pharmacy chain in the country and restricting the distribution of mifepristone at several of its locations will have countless negative effects on the health and wellbeing of people who want or need an abortion. Restricting access will likely lead to poorer maternal health outcomes “We intend to be a certified pharmacy and will distribute mifepristone only in those jurisdictions where it is legal,” the Walgreens spokesperson added. “I can confirm we have responded to the state attorneys general letter to Walgreens dated February 1 by indicating we will not dispense mifepristone in their respective states,” a Walgreens spokesperson told Healthline.

The letter to Walgreens was signed by attorneys general in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.Īlthough the abortion medications are legal in several of these states - including Alaska, Iowa, and Montana - Walgreens caved to the request of the attorneys general to avoid legal risks. Walgreens is currently getting FDA-certified to sell mifepristone at its retail locations in the rest of the country. The medication could previously only be obtained at a clinic, doctor’s office, or hospital. In January, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that retail pharmacies could dispense mifepristone - the first of two drugs used to end early pregnancies. The decision was made in response to a letter written by a group of 20 Republican attorneys general warning Walgreens and CVS that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in their states. Walgreens announced on Friday that it will not be distributing the abortion medication mifepristone in 20 states. The decision was made in response to a letter written by a group of 20 Republican attorneys general warning Walgreens and CVS that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in their states.But Walgreens announced that it will not distribute the abortion medication mifepristone in 20 states.Medication abortion is the most common abortion procedure, accounting for about 53% of abortions in the U.S.