Abortion pill debate reaches FedEx annual meeting
FedEx President and CEO Raj Subramaniam speaks at the official naming and dedication ceremony for Frederick W. Smith International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The abortion pill debate spilled into FedEx Corp.’s annual stockholder meeting on Monday, Sept. 28.
Stockholders voted down a proposal to assess the risks of shipping the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol — one of three stockholder proposals. The other two proposals called for an independent board chair and lower thresholds to call a special meeting, which preliminarily passed.
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Noah McLane
Noah McLane reports on business for The Daily Memphian. He was born and raised in Tennessee and attended journalism school at Middle Tennessee State University, where his passion for community-focused storytelling blossomed.
Prior to writing for the business section, Noah was the editor-in-chief of his college newspaper, worked on general assignment for the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Jackson, Wyoming, and was most recently the statehouse reporter for The Daily Memphian.
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