On Thursday, the country’s second largest pharmacy chain, Walgreens, caved in to threats from the extremist anti-abortion/Forced Birth movement and declared they will not dispense the legal, FDA-approved abortion pill Mifepristone in 21 states where Republican state attorneys general have promised to shut them down if they do so.
My wife and I live in Michigan where this doesn't apply but Walgreens is wrong to cave in to these Ultra MAGA Republicans on the issue of women's health choices and decisions. We don't use Walgreen, or any drug stores like Walgreens, as I am retired military and use the military drug program through EScripts. We will keep following your e-mails about other places that have pharmacies like Costco and Meijer. We don't shop at WalMart because we don't like their political stands. Thanks Mike.
Thanks Michael. I just subscribed and I’m quite happy to do so. I’m a major fan of your work. I’ll be moving my Rx’s out of Walgreens here in Flori-duh.
Michael - Please make a 60-second YouTube video that outlines this situation, and calls for the Walgreens boycott.
Forwarding your emails is fine for the older folks, but younger folks like video, and can forward links of your video to their friends. Maybe your video will even go viral.
Let's not boycott them, let's abort Walgreens. I'm aborting Walgreens in California. They need to feel the pain they cause elsewhere. FYI, Walgreens also has a mail order pharmacy which some health plans may require - let your health plan know we all need a complete pharmacy, not a partially aborted pharmacy.
I play in the pit for the San Diego Opera. Several weeks ago we played Suor Angelica, by Puccini, about a woman who had an "illegitimate" child and was forced to give him up and become a nun. Her aunt visits and demands that she sign over her inheritance to her younger sister who is getting married, and oh, by the way, the child died two years ago. Sister Angelica is heart-broken and decides to poison herself. But, after taking the poison, realizes she can no longer go to heaven to see her boy. She cries out to the Virgin Mary, who grants her request. In the last several lines of music you hear her sighs of oncoming death, the music grabs at your heart, and she sees her son running towards her, welcoming her into heaven.
Puccini wrote political operas. This one was for women's bodily autonomy. La Boheme: Medicare for All. Tosca: defund the police. But they all have this in common: they are heart-breaking tragedies. Why must we live in a country that accepts human tragedy as just something that happens daily, no big deal?
When Roe fell last summer, I posted a warning to my ovulating friends and family to stock up on Plan B. Sometimes I hate being right. I’ve already moved my Rx’s from Walgreen’s and when I did so, my Pharmacist completely understood why. She mentioned this is happening a lot.
Infuriating! And the letter is signed by Kris Kobach, vote suppression fanatic.
Last night I saw the excellent film A Force More Powerful, in which the Nashville 1960 boycotts of Woolworth and the whole downtown shopping district were very effective in pushing the Mayor to support desegregation. Similar successes in South Africa in 1985-7 and India in the 1930s.
Spread the word about Walgreens! I'm going to write to the same executive Kobach's letter is addressed to.
If you need another reason to boycott Walgreens, how about the fact that they still sell cigarettes? A few years ago I switched to CVS for that reason. Shame on you Walgreens.
The time has come to use the power of the purse. Why not boycott leisure travel in all these states until they reverse this demonstration of misogyny?
Done! I’m boycotting Florida too and hoping Disney moves their operations.
Walgreens could just change their store name to “Bigots R Us”...
I just read the Walgreens mission statement, what a bunch of hogwash! And this company is led by a woman.
My wife and I live in Michigan where this doesn't apply but Walgreens is wrong to cave in to these Ultra MAGA Republicans on the issue of women's health choices and decisions. We don't use Walgreen, or any drug stores like Walgreens, as I am retired military and use the military drug program through EScripts. We will keep following your e-mails about other places that have pharmacies like Costco and Meijer. We don't shop at WalMart because we don't like their political stands. Thanks Mike.
Thanks Michael. I just subscribed and I’m quite happy to do so. I’m a major fan of your work. I’ll be moving my Rx’s out of Walgreens here in Flori-duh.
Michael - Please make a 60-second YouTube video that outlines this situation, and calls for the Walgreens boycott.
Forwarding your emails is fine for the older folks, but younger folks like video, and can forward links of your video to their friends. Maybe your video will even go viral.
Thanks!
Let's not boycott them, let's abort Walgreens. I'm aborting Walgreens in California. They need to feel the pain they cause elsewhere. FYI, Walgreens also has a mail order pharmacy which some health plans may require - let your health plan know we all need a complete pharmacy, not a partially aborted pharmacy.
I play in the pit for the San Diego Opera. Several weeks ago we played Suor Angelica, by Puccini, about a woman who had an "illegitimate" child and was forced to give him up and become a nun. Her aunt visits and demands that she sign over her inheritance to her younger sister who is getting married, and oh, by the way, the child died two years ago. Sister Angelica is heart-broken and decides to poison herself. But, after taking the poison, realizes she can no longer go to heaven to see her boy. She cries out to the Virgin Mary, who grants her request. In the last several lines of music you hear her sighs of oncoming death, the music grabs at your heart, and she sees her son running towards her, welcoming her into heaven.
Puccini wrote political operas. This one was for women's bodily autonomy. La Boheme: Medicare for All. Tosca: defund the police. But they all have this in common: they are heart-breaking tragedies. Why must we live in a country that accepts human tragedy as just something that happens daily, no big deal?
When Roe fell last summer, I posted a warning to my ovulating friends and family to stock up on Plan B. Sometimes I hate being right. I’ve already moved my Rx’s from Walgreen’s and when I did so, my Pharmacist completely understood why. She mentioned this is happening a lot.
And every Walgreens, that eventually goes out of business, should be turned into a Planned Parenthood .
Infuriating! And the letter is signed by Kris Kobach, vote suppression fanatic.
Last night I saw the excellent film A Force More Powerful, in which the Nashville 1960 boycotts of Woolworth and the whole downtown shopping district were very effective in pushing the Mayor to support desegregation. Similar successes in South Africa in 1985-7 and India in the 1930s.
Spread the word about Walgreens! I'm going to write to the same executive Kobach's letter is addressed to.
Strategic nonviolent action film A Force More Powerful: https://youtu.be/O4dDVeAU3u4
Forced Birth Fascism should be illegal.
If you need another reason to boycott Walgreens, how about the fact that they still sell cigarettes? A few years ago I switched to CVS for that reason. Shame on you Walgreens.
Only in America do women vote like it’s 1973 🌊 #IWillVote
I don't patronize Walgreens and now I have a substantial reason for not patronizing Walgreens!