and then and chicago, it has taken a very interesting turn. democrats paul vallas and brandon johnson are vying for the seat. we will talk to johnson who is part county commissioner and the area. we will talk to him about what he is bringing to the table. plus, we are kicking off women s history month by celebrating her story. we are talking to barrier breaking woman for change in the game and their profession starting with pixar animation studio executive brittle wilson. i am symone sanders-townsend, and i have something to say. omething to say. welcome to march 2023, all i d like to know brandon johnson is a cook county commissioner. it is women s history month, and let me just say that i hope we do not finish this month we have started. this past week, walgreens the nation s second largest pharmacy chain announced that it wanted distribute abortion pills in states where republican attorney general object. keep in mind, abortion remains completely illegal in many of the sta
nation s second largest pharmacy chain announced that it wanted distribute abortion pills in states where republican attorney general object. keep in mind, abortion remains completely illegal in many of the states were walgreens will no longer so the abortion pill called middle press known. in certain states to appease these attorney generals. walgreens explains its decisions in a statement saying quote we have responded to the state attorney generals letter to walgreens. dated february 1st by indicating we will not dispense mifepristone and their respective states. we intend to be a certified pharmacy and we will dispense mifepristone only in those jurisdictions where it is legal and operationally feasible. operational feasible is doing a lot of work there. y all they are basically saying, it is not operationally feasible for them to dismiss the abortion pill in the states where the republican attorney general oppose it. this pill is an fda approved
becomes you know, the life begins at conception if you will. so at the end of the, day there long game has always been total control over reproductive freedoms. we are not surprised, to see this fight. the other important point about medication abortion is unsafe with abortion bans, medication abortions are off the books. but in states with abortion protection, thank about michigan where they just change their constitution to protect access. new york, california, new jersey. kansas. kansas. this will take mifepristone off the shelves in those states as well. we are calling it a nationwide backdoor adorn band that s coming to the shores of your blue states. that is terrifying. along these lines joyce, in some of the states where walgreens will no longer sell the pill, i m talking about iowa, south carolina and florida. the right to abortion as mini was talking about, is actually
and then and chicago, it has taken a very interesting turn. democrats paul vallas and brandon johnson are vying for the seat. we will talk to johnson who is part county commissioner and the area. we will talk to him about what he is bringing to the table. plus, we are kicking off women s history month by celebrating her story. we are talking to barrier breaking woman for change in the game and their profession starting with pixar animation studio executive brittle wilson. i am symone sanders-townsend, and i have something to say. omething to say. welcome to march 2023, all i d like to know brandon johnson is a cook county commissioner. it is women s history month, and let me just say that i hope we do not finish this month we have started. this past week, walgreens the
danger. i will have to tell y all, i was so shocked by this this week. my question, was what were members of congress going to say about this, if anything. senator dick durbin who is the chair of the judiciary committee actually said that he will demand an explanation from walgreens ceo regarding a secession. he put out a statement today and he writes this. it is unacceptable that republican state officials are private businesses into denying critical health care services to their customers. i m disappointed that walgreens ask a pitcher later to the thuggish intimidation tactics, which the justice department has made clear have no basis in federal law. so joy, talk to us again about the whole legal battle situation here but mini, do you think that this is about states trying to intimidate companies like walgreens? and if so, doesn t it appear that the tactic is working? yes, it is absolutely. they are taking a page out of