- The country’s largest pharmaceutical chains are facing pushback over their intentions to dispense an abortion medication in some states as dozens of Republican state officials threaten legal action and anti-abortion groups protest outside brick-and-mortar locations.
- Anti-abortion group Students for Life of America and faith-based 40 Days for Life have organized protests outside of local Walgreens and CVS locations in recent weeks in response to the companies’ plans to seek approval to dispense mifepristone, which is used with misoprostol to induce abortion.
- Over two dozen Republican attorneys general have said the pharmacies could face legal consequences if they dispense abortion medication by mail in their states.
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Pro-Life Groups Protest At Walgreens, CVS Over Abortion Pill Plans
A pedestrian walks past a CVS Pharmacy in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2022. - CVS Health said they had agreed to pay approximately $5 billion over 10 years to "resolve all opioid lawsuits and claims" against them by states and cities. Walgreens and Walmart have also agreed to settlements of at least $4 billion and $3 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
