Sign the petition to demand Walgreens and other pharmacies provide abortion care to all customers who need it.
Dear MoveOn member,
Millions of us are shaking our heads in rage and disbelief.
Walgreens has said that its pharmacies will not dispense or mail abortion prescriptions in states where Republican attorneys general have threatened lawsuits—outrageously, including states where abortion is legal such as Kansas.1
That's right: Walgreens is refusing to distribute legal, safe, effective medication because it's bowing to threats by right-wing extremists seeking to take away our bodily autonomy.
Tell the Walgreens CEO and the executives of other pharmacies to reject the GOP's sexism and fascism. Sign the petition demanding that pharmacies defend their customers and not Republican politicians and that they fulfill their duty to support our health!
It's bad enough that the conservatively stacked Supreme Court stripped us of our constitutional right to abortion. Now, Republicans are going after a safe, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved medication for early pregnancy abortion that's used in more than half of all abortions in the United States.2,3 Abortion pills such as mifepristone have been FDA-approved and safely used by customers for over 20 years.4
Last month, the Biden administration approved retail pharmacies such as Walgreens, Rite Aid, and CVS to dispense the pills as part of a larger plan to protect abortion access and reduce maternal mortality.5
Threats from Republican attorneys general to keep these pharmacies from dispensing the pills have chilling effects on multiple fronts. Not only are they putting customers' lives at risk, but they are also controlling private businesses, customers' lives, and our democracy.
We must remember that the majority of voters support safe and legal abortion access. Voters in states such as Kansas, Kentucky and Montana overwhelmingly supported abortion rights in ballot measures last year.6,7
We cannot let misogynistic Republicans in the pockets of anti-abortion extremists overturn the will of the people.
Thanks for all you do.
–Shaunna Thomas and the UltraViolet Action Team
Sources:
1. "Walgreens won't distribute abortion pills in states where GOP AGs object," Politico, March 2, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170670?t=7&akid=346777%2E53570607%2EC0nR5D
2. "Which Supreme Court justices voted to overturn Roe v. Wade? Here's where all 9 judges stand," Insider, June 24, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/170671?t=9&akid=346777%2E53570607%2EC0nR5D
3. "The Availability and Use of Medication Abortion," Kaiser Family Foundation, February 24, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170672?t=11&akid=346777%2E53570607%2EC0nR5D
4. Ibid.
5. "Memorandum on Further Efforts to Protect Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services," The White House, January 22, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170673?t=13&akid=346777%2E53570607%2EC0nR5D
6. "About six-in-ten Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases," Pew Research Center, June 13, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/170674?t=15&akid=346777%2E53570607%2EC0nR5D
7. "2022 abortion-related ballot measures," Ballotpedia, accessed March 3, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170675?t=17&akid=346777%2E53570607%2EC0nR5D
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