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New York Governor, Attorney General Ask Three Pharmacy Operators' Commitment Over Abortion Drug Access

New York Governor, Attorney General Ask Three Pharmacy Operators' Commitment Over Abortion Drug Access

紐約州長,司法部長要求三位藥房運營商對墮胎藥物獲取的承諾
Benzinga ·  2023/03/11 00:49
  • New York government officials Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James have sent a letter to CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS), Walgreens Boot Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), and Rite Aid Corp (NYSE:RAD) asking to make abortion medication available in their retail and mail-order pharmacies across New York State.
  • The letter asked the companies to write within ten business days about their commitment to dispense mifepristone at U.S. drug regulator-certified pharmacy locations and via mail in the state.
  • Also Read: Florida Republicans Propose Six-Week Abortion Ban, Further Narrowing Abortion Access.
  • The letter follows Walgreens' statement that it would not dispense abortion pills in the states of 20 Republican attorneys general acting out of an abundance of caution amid a shifting policy landscape.
  • In a follow-up statement, however, Walgreens said it planned to dispense mifepristone in any jurisdiction where it was legally permissible.
  • In May 2022, Governor Hochul announced a $35 million investment to support abortion providers in New York.
  • University of Colorado study estimated that a national abortion ban could increase maternal mortality rates by as much as 24%.
  • Governor of California Gavin Newsom said California wouldn't be doing business with Walgreens Boots Alliance or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women's lives at risk.
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  • 紐約政府官員凱西·霍丘爾和總檢察長萊蒂蒂蒂亞·詹姆斯已經發了一封信給 CVS 健康科技股份有 (紐約證交所:CVS), 沃爾格林靴子聯盟 (納斯達克:WBA), 和 儀式援助公司 紐約證券交易所代碼:RAD)要求在紐約州的零售和郵購藥房提供墮胎藥物。
  • 這封信要求公司在十個工作日內寫信,說明他們承諾在美國藥品監管機構認證的藥房地點以及通過該州的郵件分配米非普利司通的承諾。
  • 另請閱讀: 佛羅里達州共和黨人提出六週墮胎禁令,進一步縮小墮胎准入
  • 這封信遵循沃爾格林(Walgreens)的聲明,稱它不會在 20 個共和黨律師總長在不斷變化的政策格局中出於謹慎行事。
  • 然而,沃爾格林在一份後續聲明中表示,它計劃在法律允許的任何司法管轄區免除米非普利斯通。
  • 2022 年 5 月,州長霍丘爾宣布投資 3500 萬美元,以支持紐約的墮胎提供者。
  • 科羅拉多大學的研究估計,全國性墮胎禁令可以使產婦死亡率提高多達 24%。
  • 加州州长 加文·紐瑟姆 說加利福尼亞不會與沃爾格林靴子聯盟或任何一家公司做生意,使女性的生命處於危險之中。
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