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Friend, Warehouse giant Costco is caving to pressure from right-wing, anti-science groups by refusing to dispense the safe and effective abortion drug mifepristone nationwide, including at its more than 130 California pharmacies.(1,2) Can you take a minute right now to call on Costco’s Board of Directors to change course? California has been leading the fight to expand access to medication abortion, with California Attorney General Rob Bonta petitioning the FDA to remove barriers to accessing mifepristone, the safe and effective medication used in medication abortion.(3) Thanks to mass mobilization from reproductive rights advocates (including Courage California!), major pharmacies, including CVS and Walgreens, continue to offer mifepristone.(4) We know that our voices are louder than the anti-abortion right, which is why we must all speak out now in support of abortion access for all.
Costco has cited “weak demand” as the reason for its decision. But religious groups Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and Inspire Investing have waged a nationwide campaign to block access to abortion medication, and we can't let Costco cave to that pressure.(5) Corporations can’t be allowed to dictate whether women have access to safe and effective abortion medication. As state governments throw up abortion bans in states nationwide, adding corporate hurdles will only further harm pregnant women. And, if we allow ADF’s campaign to succeed, it will only embolden them to go after more pharmacies nationwide. Costco has long championed policies that put people first. They are known for their strong commitment to workers and their recent support of DEI programs in the face of rampant attacks by the Trump administration.(6,7) Together, we can speak out and remind them that part of their commitment to their workers and consumers includes allowing them to have access to safe, effective, and necessary medication! Thank you for being in the fight! –Irene, along with Annie, Angela, Isidra, Cecilia, Jen, and Lindsay (the Courage team)
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