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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Price of Walgreens Capitulating to Republicans on Abortion Pills? $54 Million
Walgreens decision to capitulate to demands that it not dispense the abortion drug mifepristone in certain states has finally cost them. The state of California announced it will not renew its $54-million contractwhich dispenses all medication to people detained in the states massive incarceration apparatuswith the retail pharmacy chain. The contract renewal would have gone into effect on May 1.
This is an attempt to call the question Which side are you on? Whose side are you on? Newsom told Politico, which first reported the news. Are you going to just cower in the face of bullies? Are you going to just roll over?
This fight began in January when the Food and Drug Administration announced a new rule that would allow retail pharmacies to dispense mifepristone (the first of two drugs commonly used during a medication abortion), as long as the pharmacy was willing to jump through administrative hoops for certification. CVS and Walgreens, the first- and second-largest retail pharmacy chains in the country, immediately announced their intentions to get certified.
In response, anti-abortion activists announced protests against both chains in a number of cities. At the end of January, about 50 anti-abortion protesters invaded Walgreens annual shareholder meeting to let them know blood will be on their hands.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/price-walgreens-capitulating-republicans-abortion-185700043.html
TdeV
(155 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)OMGWTF
(3,894 posts)usonian
(9,419 posts)Newsom strips Walgreens of California contract over abortion, has more in store
https://democraticunderground.com/100217711983
Kick
Stuart G
(38,359 posts)Walgreens started in Chicago. This response will hurt their business everywhere. Even in states where it is legal.
But Walgreens doesn't have a clue. In Illinois it will provide the pills, but their over all income will go down. Even in
Illinois.
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)it would be nice if Gov Newsom said that Medi-Cal will no longer pay for prescriptions filled there.
onecaliberal
(32,481 posts)peppertree
(21,526 posts)Stefano Pessina and (especially) his wife, Ornella Barra.
These are very much "no sex for you!" type of people (possibly members of the hard-right sect Opus Dei) - plus, paranoids who see Communists everywhere.
Suffice it to say, they donated heavily to the GOPee (many of whom hate Italians).