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A series of five events points to a potentially positive turn for the pro-life cause:

1. In June of 2023, 50 Democrats in the House of Representatives called on additional pharmacy chains to commit to filling chemical abortion prescriptions. The corporations specifically named were Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Safeway, and Health Mart. Not a single company responded to the pressure to join CVS and Walgreens.

2. A year later, on July 17, 2024, Brad Lander, Comptroller for New York City, picked up his baseball bat and threatened pharmacy chains doing business in New York to commit to distributing chemical abortion drugs. The Comptroller manages billions of investments for NYC pension funds. No corporation buckled or commented.

3. Life defenders struck back in response to the NYC pressure tactic. During the first week of August, a coalition of investment firms, financial advisors, and thousands of Costco members sent thousands of warning letters to management at Walmart, Costco, Kroger, and others. The message was, “Stay away from chemical abortion or face significant disinvestment and customer backlash.”

4. During the first week of August, the 7,500-member American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs (AAPLOG) launched a multifaceted education program on “abortion pill reversal.”  The education target, funded with a $100,000 grant from the Heritage Foundation, is medical professionals. This initiative doesn’t directly engage pharmacies. However, anything that educates about chemical abortion is a plus for our cause.

5. Business news for both CVS and Walgreens in August was dire. The bad news included poor sales, declining profits, and plunging stock market values over recent months and years. Each company has approximately 9,000 stores. Walgreens will close 2,500 stores by 2027. CVS will close 900 stores.

Drawing on my decades as an economics professor at Baylor University, I feel the last thing CVS and Walgreens need is to go deeper with their bad business decision of last March. Their corporate management may be experiencing a “Bud Light” regret. They may decide that joining the abortion industry in six states is enough.  And, Walmart and others will be better off focusing on selling groceries, clothing, and pharmaceuticals that improve health rather than cause death.

So, my fellow foot soldiers engaged at pharmacy sidewalks, let’s intensify our effort to shine the light on CVS and Walgreens as we indirectly send messages to Walmart and Costco.

AN OFFER TO YOU, the reader: Pro-Life Waco will send an outreach kit of signs and flyers to individuals and groups in all 50 states. The expectation is these will be used (as participation allows) in at least four outreach events at CVS or Walgreens pharmacies. You will receive nine corrugated plastic signs with five messages and 100 chemical abortion flyers.  The signs can be held or set out as yard signs. Contact John Pisciotta at 254-644-0407 or ProLifeWaco@gmail.com.

Bio: John Pisciotta is the founding director of Pro-Life Waco and creator of the “Pro-Life in the Public Square” group on Facebook.

The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30-seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.

A series of five events points to a potentially positive turn for the pro-life cause:

1. In June of 2023, 50 Democrats in the House of Representatives called on additional pharmacy chains to commit to filling chemical abortion prescriptions. The corporations specifically named were Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Safeway, and Health Mart. Not a single company responded to the pressure to join CVS and Walgreens.

2. A year later, on July 17, 2024, Brad Lander, Comptroller for New York City, picked up his baseball bat and threatened pharmacy chains doing business in New York to commit to distributing chemical abortion drugs. The Comptroller manages billions of investments for NYC pension funds. No corporation buckled or commented.

3. Life defenders struck back in response to the NYC pressure tactic. During the first week of August, a coalition of investment firms, financial advisors, and thousands of Costco members sent thousands of warning letters to management at Walmart, Costco, Kroger, and others. The message was, “Stay away from chemical abortion or face significant disinvestment and customer backlash.”

4. During the first week of August, the 7,500-member American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs (AAPLOG) launched a multifaceted education program on “abortion pill reversal.”  The education target, funded with a $100,000 grant from the Heritage Foundation, is medical professionals. This initiative doesn’t directly engage pharmacies. However, anything that educates about chemical abortion is a plus for our cause.

5. Business news for both CVS and Walgreens in August was dire. The bad news included poor sales, declining profits, and plunging stock market values over recent months and years. Each company has approximately 9,000 stores. Walgreens will close 2,500 stores by 2027. CVS will close 900 stores.

Drawing on my decades as an economics professor at Baylor University, I feel the last thing CVS and Walgreens need is to go deeper with their bad business decision of last March. Their corporate management may be experiencing a “Bud Light” regret. They may decide that joining the abortion industry in six states is enough.  And, Walmart and others will be better off focusing on selling groceries, clothing, and pharmaceuticals that improve health rather than cause death.

So, my fellow foot soldiers engaged at pharmacy sidewalks, let’s intensify our effort to shine the light on CVS and Walgreens as we indirectly send messages to Walmart and Costco.

AN OFFER TO YOU, the reader: Pro-Life Waco will send an outreach kit of signs and flyers to individuals and groups in all 50 states. The expectation is these will be used (as participation allows) in at least four outreach events at CVS or Walgreens pharmacies. You will receive nine corrugated plastic signs with five messages and 100 chemical abortion flyers.  The signs can be held or set out as yard signs. Contact John Pisciotta at 254-644-0407 or ProLifeWaco@gmail.com.

Bio: John Pisciotta is the founding director of Pro-Life Waco and creator of the “Pro-Life in the Public Square” group on Facebook.

The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30-seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.