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US pharmacy chain won’t dispense abortion pills in some states

Republican attorneys general have warned large pharmacy chains against dispensing abortion pills in their states by mail [File: Andrew Kelly/Reuters]

Calls were growing across Twitter on Friday to boycott Walgreens, one of the largest pharmacy chains in the United States, after it said it will not dispense abortion pills in the states of 20 Republican attorneys general who had told the company that it risked breaking the law should it dispense the tablets in their states by mail.

The company announced the decision on Thursday after the US Food and Drug Administration allowed retail pharmacies to dispense mifepristone pills, including by mail, provided they are certified under safety rules for the drug.

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