Gavin Newsom Says California Is ‘Done’ With Walgreens Over Abortion Pill

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California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state will stop doing business with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. after the drugstore chain moved to halt sales of abortion pills in 20 Republican-led states.

The Democratic governor directed the California Department of Health and Human Services to review all relationships Walgreens has with the state, including MediCal and Covered California, the state’s two largest public insurance plans, according to Newsom’s spokesperson. The amount of business California’s state-funded insurance plans does with Walgreens isn’t available, he said.