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Walgreens won't sell abortion pills in red states that threatened legal action

The 20 states where Walgreens won't sell mifepristone include some where abortion remains legal. It's not clear whether other retail pharmacies will follow suit.

WEKU

Walgreens limits abortion pills sales after pressure from conservative states

Republican attorneys general threatened the company with legal consequences for sending pills by mail

The Guardian - US

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Walgreens’ abortion pill decision sparks Pritzker meeting and protestor demands ‘they follow the law’

Walgreens’ decision not to sell the pills in 20 other states prompted immediate condemnation from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who met with CEO Roz Brewer about it on Friday. The pharmacy made the policy change after 20 Republican attorneys general threatened legal action.

Chicago Sun-Times

The implications of Walgreens' decision on abortion pills

Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did that

The Independent UK

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

Access to abortion medication has emerged as a major battleground in the legal struggle over the procedure in the US.

Al Jazeera

No abortion pills at Walgreens in anti-abortion states: report

Walgreens will not sell abortion pills in states where lawmakers have taken strong anti-abortion stances — even in places where abortion is legal.

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Walmart expanding health clinics to more states including Texas

Walmart is pushing ahead with its in-store health clinics and said Thursday it plans to open 28 more including 18 in Texas’ two largest metro areas.

Tribune News Service

Highest-Yielding Dividend Stocks in the S&P 500

Conagra, Campbell's and Healthpeak Properties head the list of the highest-yielding dividend stocks in the S&P 500. Some of the other names might surprise you.

Kiplinger

CVS buying Chicago’s Oak Street Health in deal valued at $10.6 billion

CHICAGO — CVS Health plans to buy Chicago-based Oak Street Health in a $10.6 billion deal that aims to expand CVS’s reach into primary care.

Chicago Tribune

CVS buys Chicago-based Oak Street Health for $10.6B

Oak Street Health runs primary care centers mostly for lower-to-middle income people with Medicare Advantage plans.

Chicago Sun-Times

Retailers try to curb theft while not angering shoppers

Across the retail landscape, businesses have been putting items under lock and key as a quick way to stop thieves

The Independent UK

GOP AGs threaten CVS over abortion pills

More than a dozen attorneys general sent a threatening letter to the chains, citing a law from 1873

Salon

First Thing: Crackdown on environmental defenders at ‘alarming level’

Shooting in Atlanta part of dangerous escalation in the criminalization of environmental defenders, campaigners warn. Plus, how to escape learned loneliness

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20 attorneys general warn Walgreens, CVS over abortion pills

Attorneys general in 20 conservative-led states are warning CVS and Walgreens that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states

Kiplinger

Earnings Calendar and Analysis for This Week (April 27-May 1)

Check out our earnings calendar for this week, as well as our previews and recaps of the more noteworthy reports.

The Independent UK

W.Va. announces $83 million opioid settlement with Walgreens

West Virginia has settled for $83 million with Walgreens for the pharmacy store chain’s role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the U.S. state with the most per capita overdose deaths

Tribune News Service

Florida agency warns pharmacists not to dispense abortion pills

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With pharmacies in some states preparing to dispense abortion pills, Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration sent a letter Thursday to all state health care providers warning them that to do so in Florida is illegal.

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The Independent UK

Drugstores make slow headway on staffing problems

Drugstore chains are still trying to find enough employees to put a stop to temporary pharmacy closures

Tribune News Service

Commentary: New FDA rules on abortion pills leave too many hurdles

Recent decisions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the two biggest pharmacy chains are bringing the post-Roe v. Wade landscape more clearly into focus. America is becoming a country where abortion is a crime in some states but just a normal part of health care in others.

Fortune

Should you bank with Chime? Our 2023 review

The fintech company has checking and savings accounts but no money market or CDs.

Salon

What FDA's abortion pill changes mean

Walgreens and CVS can now sell the abortion pill — but will they?

The Independent UK

Walgreens executive admits retail theft concerns are overblown: ‘Maybe we cried too much’

Investments in private security have been “largely ineffective” after theft issue dominated headlines heading into midterms

Chicago Sun-Times

Walgreens, CVS to seek certification for dispensing abortion pills

Once certified, the two largest national pharmacy chains will be able to prescribe mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions.

WEKU

Abortion pills should be easier to get. That doesn't mean that they will be

Changes by the FDA mean patients won't have to schedule in-person exams to get a prescription. That opens the door for more pharmacies to provide the medication. But not everyone will have access.

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