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California drops all business with Walgreens for putting politics over girls' health!! [1]
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Date: 2023-03-06
Cowardice has a price, and Walgreens is feeling it.
Mifepristone is FDA-approved and legal across the nation, and the Department of Justice even put out a memo that said, “States may not ban Mifepristone based on disagreement with the FDA’s expert judgment about its safety and efficacy.”
Nonetheless, Walgreens decided to put the health and safety of women and girls they serve at risk because they are getting ridiculous, threatening letters from right-wing Attorneys General in several red states. They are claiming the Comstock Act of 1873 outlaws sending through the mail “any obscene items,” which in their mind includes anything to do with abortion or birth control. You can read their letters here, which are posted on Michael Moore’s website. He is calling for a nationwide boycott of Walgreens, and I urge you to consider that as well.
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting pretty sick and damn tired of having our rights taken away and our freedoms being dictated to by a couple of backwards rubes who clearly never finished science class. California is the 4th largest economy in the world, and it’s past time they put their muscle into standing up to bullies.
And this time, boy did they!
x California won't be doing business with @walgreens -- or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women's lives at risk.
We're done.
https://t.co/OB10cYfm8H — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) March 6, 2023
Walgreens did this, to be clear, because up till now it has only been right-wing governors, like DeSantis, who take this kind of bold action against companies who piss them off. The difference is that DeSantis goes after companies who dare to “say gay” or teach Black history. Newsom is protecting the health and well-being of millions of his citizens. I’m just wondering where why Gov. Hochul and others haven’t joined him yet.
Reading the AGs’ letter is infuriating. Why the hell did North Dakota even bother signing? Walgreens has one store there. Alaska has 11. California has 586, and not to mention, has a $4 trillion economy they are cut off from. Are you guys gonna make that up in Alabama and Iowa? Oh, and that’s peanuts compared to the tens of millions of women in this nation who you just royally pissed off.
Need more proof?
x .@Walgreens just hit the 'fu^k around and find out' stage of pissing off women. Nice stock hit today, and it's not over. #BoycottWalgreens #WalgreensHatesWomen pic.twitter.com/Lm3K2VjPqN — News Views - Retired Hack Reporter ™ (@VegasVisions) March 6, 2023
The GOP is furious about this. They are calling this “cancel culture.” I agree. If you want to cancel women’s rights, I will be happy to cancel your business. Suck it.
As for Walgreens, this was your decision to turn your back on women. Good luck making up this massive shortfall in Wyoming. In the meantime, I called and moved all my prescriptions to CVS.
Have a nice day!
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