Aug 14 (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale (COST.O) , said on Thursday it will stop selling abortion pill mifepristone across all its U.S. pharmacy stores, citing low demand.
“Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone, which has not changed, is based on the lack of demand from our members and other patients, who we understand generally have the drug dispensed by their medical providers,” Costco said, adding that it will stop the sale at its more than 500 pharmacies.
The decision comes amid campaigns against the pill by religious activist groups, including Inspire Investing and Alliance Defending Freedom.
“Many retailers have become more cautious about taking overt political or social stances after recent controversies triggered boycotts, negative media coverage, and polarized consumer reactions,” said Arun Sundaram, senior analyst at CFRA.
The way I read it, if Costco isn’t lying then Reuters is lying.
Reuters reported that Costco explicit said they’d stop selling the drug, but apparently chose not to include that part of the quote for some reason.
Apparently it was Reuters that was lying.
They might have been lying but they still were able to whip up controversy by it. Genius!
It’s not lying if you believe it, and then issue a correction when you realize you were wrong.