CA Halts $54M Walgreens Deal Over Abortion Pill
Posted on AllSides March 8th, 2023
From The Center
LOS ANGELES, CA — California's Gov. Gavin Newsom flexed the state's economic might in the nation's culture war over reproductive rights Wednesday, opting not to renew the state's $54 million contract with Walgreens after the company bowed to pressure to stop dispensing an abortion drug in states where Republican officials threatened legal action. In announcing his plans to cut ties with Walgreens, the governor suggested other states could follow suit. “California will not stand by as corporations cave to extremists and cut off critical access to reproductive care and freedom,”...
