Gov. Newsom announces California will not renew a multimillion dollar contract with Walgreens after the company said it would not dispense medication abortion in multiple states where abortion is legal.
The California Department of General Services issued a formal notice “withdrawing a planned renewal of that agreement set to take effect on May 1, 2023” and “will explore other options for furnishing the same services,” according to a statement from Newsom’s office.“California will not stand by as corporations cave to extremists and cut off critical access to reproductive care and freedom,” Newsom said.
Walgreens announced its abortion pills decision last week after facing mounting pressure from a group of Republican attorney generals — in states where abortion is legal and illegal — who told the company in a that it could face legal consequences if it sold medication like mifepristone, a common abortion pill, in their states.“California won’t be doing business with
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