Walgreens Faces Blowback for Not Offering Abortion Pill in 21 States

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : In Alaska, Iowa and Montana -- whose attorneys general signed the letter sent to the pharmacy chains -- abortion is still legal, but laws or proposed restrictions apply to the provision of abortion pills.
44% : The pharmacies did not say they would dispense the pill in all states where abortion is legal.
42% : Their statements indicated that states with abortion bans would be off limits and that they would not try to dispense the pills in states where abortion remained legal but other legislation could prevent pharmacies from providing the drug -- by requiring, for example, that only doctors give it to patients.
37% : In each of the states, abortion is either banned or laws or proposed or pending legislation would prevent pharmacists from dispensing pills.
34% : Since then, 13 states have made abortion illegal while others have tightened access to it, including through restrictions related to abortion pills.

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