In an attempt to counter GOP efforts to limit reproductive rights, Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will cut ties with Walgreens over the company’s decision to stop selling abortion medication in 20 Republican states.
California’s governor clearly embraces his rise as a dominant, resonating voice for Democratic states nationwidelast month threatening legal action if the retailers sold abortion pills by mail in their respective states. On Friday, Walgreens responded and said it would not sell the medication in those states.“Companies seem to be caving to political pressure from right wing extremists and there are consequences for those decisions,” said Anthony York.fell more than 1.
How California might stop doing business with Walgreens and what impact such a move could have on Californians was not immediately clear. Newsom’s aides said his administration did not have any details on what cutting ties would entail and is only now reviewing all relationships between Walgreens and the state, including MediCal and Covered California contracts.
Advocates for Californians who receive state-sponsored healthcare said it was difficult to determine if the decision to sever ties with the retailer would affect patients given the lack of details. Newsom has a tendency to seize on hot-button political issues and make attention-grabbing announcements before he has determined how the state will carry out his plan.
The governor declared his desire to pass a windfall profits penalty on oil companies last fall in response to record gasoline prices in California. He and lawmakers are
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