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Attorney Generals Of Several States Warn CVS, Walgreens Against Mailing Abortion Medication

Attorney Generals Of Several States Warn CVS, Walgreens Against Mailing Abortion Medication

多个州的总检察长警告 CVS、Walgreens 不要邮寄堕胎药物
Benzinga Real-time News ·  2023/02/02 13:28
  • Republican attorneys general in 20 states warned CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) against mailing abortion pills in their jurisdictions.
  • Also Read: Walgreens Boots Alliance Might Be First Pharmacy To Dispense Abortion Pills, Others To Follow.
  • "We emphasize that it is our responsibility as State Attorneys General to uphold the law and protect the health, safety, and well-being of women and unborn children in our states," the attorney generals said in letters to the nation's two largest drugstore chains.
  • "Part of that responsibility includes ensuring that companies like yours are fully informed of the law so that harm does not come to our citizens," they warned.
  • The FDA approved mifepristone more than 20 years ago.
  • Last month, the FDA said it would allow pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the U.S., with pharmacies must complete a form for certification to distribute the abortion pills.
  • The pill, mifepristone, has become a central focus after the Supreme Court's decision last June to overturn Roe v. Wade, which protected access to an abortion procedure as a constitutional right for 50 years.
  • The Biden administration last month issued a legal opinion arguing that the Postal Service can mail the pill to states where it is banned if the sender does not intend to break the law, CNBC reported.
  • The Justice Department argued that even in states with severe restrictions on abortion, there are exceptions where mifepristone would be legal.
  • But the attorneys general dismissed the Justice Department opinion as "bizarre" and said they expect the courts to uphold their view that mifepristone cannot be sent by mail in their states.
  • 20个州的共和党总检察长警告说 CVS Health 公司 （纽约证券交易所代码：CVS）和 沃尔格林靴子联盟公司 （纳斯达克股票代码：WBA）反对在其司法管辖区邮寄堕胎药。
  • 另请阅读： Walgreens Boots Alliance 可能是第一家分发堕胎药的药房，其他药房也将效仿。
  • 总检察长在给美国最大的两家连锁药店的信中说：“我们强调，作为州检察长，我们有责任维护法律，保护各州妇女和未出生儿童的健康、安全和福祉。”
  • 他们警告说：“部分责任包括确保像你这样的公司充分了解法律，这样我们的公民就不会受到伤害。”
  • 美国食品药品管理局在20多年前批准了米非司酮。
  • 上个月，美国食品药品管理局表示将允许药房在美国提供堕胎药，药房必须填写认证表格才能分发堕胎药。
  • 在最高法院去年6月决定推翻罗伊诉韦德案之后，米非司酮避孕药已成为人们关注的焦点。罗伊诉韦德案50年来一直将堕胎手术作为一项宪法权利予以保护。
  • 据CNBC报道，拜登政府上个月发布了一份法律意见，认为如果寄件人不打算触犯法律，邮政局可以将避孕药邮寄到禁药的州。
  • 司法部辩称，即使在严格限制堕胎的州，也有米非司酮合法的例外情况。
  • 但是总检察长以 “奇怪” 为由驳回了司法部的意见，并表示他们希望法院坚持他们的观点，即米非司酮不能在各州通过邮寄方式寄出。
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