CVS, Walgreens Caught in Red-Blue Crossfire on Abortion Pill
- Republican-led states warned companies about plan to sell pill
- Democrats counter GOP communications as key court ruling nears
A CVS store in downtown Los Angeles.
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Democratic state attorneys general are ratcheting up pressure on Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and CVS Health Corp. to follow through on plans to dispense the abortion pill over warnings from Republican-led states.
In a letter to executives on Thursday, they urged the companies to ignore threats of legal action from the GOP states. The back-to-back letters come as abortion rights advocates and foes battle over access to the abortion pill — a fight that took on new urgency after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, sharply limiting or effectively barring the procedure in many states.