California Gov. Newsom Says ‘ We ’ re Done ’ With Walgreens After Abortion Pill Policy

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared that the state will stop doing business with Walgreens after the drugstore chain said it will not distribute mifepristone, a drug that is part of the most common method of abortion in the country, in some states where abortion remains legal. “California won’t be doing business with @walgreens — or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk,” Newsom declared in a Monday afternoon tweet. “We’re done.” California won't be doing business with @walgreens — or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women's lives at risk. We're done.https://t.co/OB10cYfm8H — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) March 6, 2023   Walgreens’ announcement, first reported by Politico, came after 20 Republican attorneys general sent a letter to the company threatening it with legal action if it distributed the drug in their states, including some where abortion isn’t banned. Under the new policy, Walgreens would not distribute the drug in some states which permit abortion: Kansas, Florida, Georgia, Alaska, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, South Carolina, and Utah. “We intend to be a certified pharmacy and will distribute Mifepristone only in those jurisdictions where it is legal and operationally feasible,” Walgreens said in a statement to TIME. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] On Feb 17, in response to the letter, Walgreens wrote...
Source: TIME: Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Uncategorized abortion News Team Source Type: news