Wholesale chain Costco has refused to bow to aggressive pro-abortion demands to sell DIY abortion pills.
The good news comes after the issue arose last August, when the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) wrote to numerous major retailers urging them not to sell chemical abortion drugs through their pharmacies. Among those pressuring Costco and others were New York Democratic Comptroller Brad Lander, who claimed that not doing so would “risk losing investor confidence.”
“Maximizing shareholder value requires Costco to avoid politicizing its services and to continue to do what it has always done best, provide excellent grocery and retail goods to families,” ADF wrote. “The ‘growing market opportunity’ of abortion drugs is legally and politically fraught, raises significant reputational issues, and reduces the company’s customer base, both literally and because it would drive away many existing customers.”
Costco's subsequent refusal to stock the pills (at least for the time being) won it the gratitude of pro-life groups such as Live Action, which circulated a video and thanking the company and urging pro-lifers to switch their pharmacies to Costco from rivals which have entered the abortion pill business.