Though not yet affecting Colorado, anti-abortion conservatives will likely pursue a ban here. This action by Walgreens will have a chilling impact on a woman’s right to make choices about her own health and well-being. Walgreens’ decision effectively stops women in those states from accessing a safe medication abortion regimen. After initially agreeing to apply for this certification, Walgreens’ executives caved to conservative Republican legislators in 21 states and prevented their pharmacies from providing that medication in those states. Food and Drug Administration allowed retail pharmacies to become certified to dispense the abortion medication Mifepristone. Pharmacy chain needs to stand for women’s rights With a clearer picture of where these states really seem to stand on life, I have a much more appropriate label for the many so-called pro-life citizens and legislators of these states, hypocrites!

And, not surprisingly, 2021 KFF data show that four of those states have the highest rankings of citizens without health insurance! Examining 2020 data from the CDC on life expectancy, seven rank the lowest. In 2019 KFF data, eight ranked at the bottom for infant mortality. Wade, most have performed poorly on key public health indicators that relate to preserving, protecting, and extending life.Īccording to 2018-2020 aggregate data from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), of the 13 trigger states, seven ranked in the bottom 13 U.S. Of the 13 so-called trigger states where abortion was outlawed as soon as the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. This designation is simply belied by the plethora of data readily available on state rankings of health status. Mark Gordon has signed a bill prohibiting abortion pills in his state, it occurred to me that it is time to call BS on the pro-life moniker used by Americans who want to ban abortion. In other states where access to mifepristone is still allowed for treatment of miscarriages, the result has been confusion, attorney fees, bureaucratic mismanagement, delays in emergency care, and refusal of treatment.Īs I read The Denver Post article detailing how Wyoming Gov. Complications of miscarriages often require the use of abortion drugs. This may put a woman’s health at grave risk. One consequence of the law is that women may delay or avoid seeking medical care during a miscarriage. Any law that creates hesitancy for doctors to uphold the standard of care for a patient represents a degradation of that care. That makes women second-class citizens and means doctors cannot freely render medical care without possibly violating the law.īecause surgical procedures and medication pills for miscarriages are identical treatments to those used for abortions, patients can be denied miscarriage care or have care delayed because doctors and pharmacists fear running afoul of the law. While ostensibly leaving protections in the law for mifepristone’s use to treat miscarriages, the law establishes an ominous threat of government-controlled oversight of women’s medical care. Mark Gordon has signed the law banning the use of mifepristone and similar drugs for abortions in his state.

Re: “Governor signs measure banning abortion pills,” March 19 news story He also serves on the board of directors of Recover Wyoming, an organization that helps people find their way to recovery, as well as jobs and housing to become productive members of their community.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu Today, Wardell is four years sober and a funeral director in his hometown. A former substance user, he describes the drugs he once used-including methamphetamines and heroin-as “a warm hug that takes over your body,” an experience that led him to drug dealing, stints in prison and rehab and years of turmoil. Levi Wardell, 34, who lives in Cheyenne, knows this all too well. The drug hijacks and rewires the brain, tolerance grows and the desire for ever-stronger substances becomes too great to overcome. It can begin innocently enough, but then quickly lead to dependency. Substance use disorder is often an unexpected trap. FRIDAY FOCUS: ‘Devastating’ Drug and Overdose Crisis Grips Wyoming (Part 3) Cheyenne man uses firsthand experience with addiction to educate, comfort others

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