{"id":838,"date":"2023-03-06T15:14:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=838"},"modified":"2023-03-06T15:14:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:14:41","slug":"watch-walgreens-stops-sale-of-abortion-pill-in-21-states-under-gop-threat-of-legal-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthynewsusa.com\/?p=838","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Walgreens Stops Sale of Abortion Pill in 21 States Under GOP Threat of Legal Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\"><br \/>\n\t\tBy <a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/author\/sarah-varney\/\"><strong>Sarah Varney<\/strong><\/a>\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"posted-on\" datetime=\"2023-03-06T09:45:00-05:00\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tMarch 6, 2023\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<textarea id=\"republish-content\" class=\"form-control\" rows=\"5\"><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"byline\">Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Walgreens has announced it will stop dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in 21 states where Republican attorneys general threatened legal action against the company, which is the nation\u2019s second-largest pharmacy chain.<\/p>\n<p>KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney joined PBS NewsHour co-anchor Amna Nawaz in a report on the move and its ramifications for women in those states, many of which have outlawed or severely restricted abortion. In four \u2014 Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, and Montana \u2014 Walgreens could legally sell the pills but has said it will not.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other pharmacies such as CVS, Rite Aid, Costco, Walmart, and Kroger also face legal action.<\/p>\n<p>To otherwise obtain the medication, Varney said, women could seek \u201ca telehealth appointment with someone outside of the state\u201d or \u201cyou could order from an online pharmacy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But, she noted, the move by Walgreens restricts access to the drug for \u201cwomen in what is typically a very time-sensitive situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/textarea><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-secondary btn-sm copy-btn\" data-clipboard-target=\"#republish-content\">Copy HTML<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"modal-details\">\n<p>We encourage organizations to republish our content, free of charge. Here\u2019s what we ask:<\/p>\n<p>You must credit us as the original publisher, with a hyperlink to our khn.org site. If possible, please include the original author(s) and \u201cKaiser Health News\u201d in the byline. Please preserve the hyperlinks in the story.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note, not everything on khn.org is available for republishing. If a story is labeled \u201cAll Rights Reserved,\u201d we cannot grant permission to republish that item.<\/p>\n<p>Have questions? Let us know at <a href=\"mailto:KHNHelp@kff.org\">KHNHelp@kff.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sarah Varney March 6, 2023 Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Walgreens has announced it will stop dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in 21 states where Republican attorneys general threatened legal action against the company, which is the nation\u2019s second-largest pharmacy chain. 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