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California to not do business with Walgreens over abortion pills issue- Governor

Published 03/06/2023, 02:55 PM
Updated 03/07/2023, 12:50 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk by a Walgreens, owned by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

(Reuters) -California will not do business with Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) Inc, state Governor Gavin Newsom said in a tweet on Monday, days after the pharmacy chain said it would not dispense abortion pills in some Republican-dominated states.

The state refuses to do business with Walgreens or "any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women's lives at risk," said Newsom, a Democrat.

A spokesperson for the governor said "all relationships" between Walgreens and the state were now under review but declined to detail how business ties might change.

Walgreens said last week it would not dispense abortion pills in 20 states, including states where abortion remains legal, where the Republican attorneys general have warned it of risking breaking the law if it distributed the pills.

In a statement issued later on Monday to clarify its position, Walgreens said it planned to dispense abortion pill mifepristone in any jurisdiction where it was legally permissible to do so.

"Once we are certified by FDA, we will dispense this medication consistent with federal and state laws", the company said.

Walgreens did not immediately respond to a Reuters request to clarify whether it would dispense abortion pills in the 20 states where it was warned by Republican attorneys general.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in January allowed retail pharmacies to sell abortion pill mifepristone, including by mail, provided they were certified under special safety rules for the drug.

Latest comments

good luck to walgreens/boots catering excuselively to religious bigots and rightwing extremists.. oh, they don't need meds anyway, as they have the healing power of prayer..
exclusively..
do you know WGBA sells more items than this one medication? I think they'll survive.
get out of WBA today, stock about to collapse.. they just chose to be on the wrong side of history, nobody in their right mind will support a business like that..
Walgreens don't cave in to that PUNK
good time to move out of California before the fire rains down from heaven...
better put on your tinfoil hat, run to your cave and wait for the second coming of the orange messiah
they already shut most of their stores in California because of the theft. no big loss
Is that what fox told you?
How is not selling abortion pills “extremist” hardcore projection there
Americans approve of the right to choose an abortion by a very large majority. It's therefore extreme for a national corporation to bow to the religious minority extremists that are pressuring them to ignore the law and the will of the majority.
that is Hate speech about people who are religious. the law is it is up to the states. they are following the law. get educated.
And exactly how does not selling abortion pills put women at risk? It certainly puts the unborn baby at risk.
Many women, especially young teenagers, could be at medical risk if they bring a pregnancy to term.
if they are concerned about that I'm sure they can have a doctor see them and advise much better solutions than kill your baby pills at the local drugstore.
listen to these experts on womens health debora, they know what there talking about.
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