Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, announced Wednesday that California is pulling back from renewing its multimillion-dollar contract with Walgreens over the company’s decision not to sell abortion drugs in jurisdictions where state attorneys general have said it would be illegal. After the Food and Drug Administration changed regulations to permit women to obtain abortion drugs without first meeting with a physician in person, Walgreens and CVS announced that they would each seek certification in order to be able to sell the first of the two-drug abortion process: mifepristone. Walgreens confirmed in early March that it would not sell abortion pills in over 20 states due to Republican attorneys general who have threatened to take legal action against it. “America’s pharmacies must not ignore the data that show mail-order abortion drugs are unsafe. They should not be in the business of selling abortion or sending deadly drugs through the mail,” said Katie Glenn, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America’s state policy director.

Source: CNN March 09, 2023 21:29 UTC