VEA Vice Chair Nell Minow is quoted in a WSJ story about pressure on corporations to respond to a potential SCOTUS ruling on abortion rights, following a leak of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. “Corporates are in the crosshairs here; it’s very difficult and they have to navigate this very carefully,” said Nell…
Tag: reproductive rights
Corporate America somehow became the last firewall for abortion rights – The Washington Post
American employers have become the last firewall against the GOP’s assault on women’s rights — because doing so is in their financial interest….Women’s rights activists have lately found a somewhat unlikely ally in the fight against these laws: corporate America. A host of employers with workers in Texas condemned the state’s abortion ban last year….
These corporations back the sponsors of an Ohio abortion ban that’s more extreme than Texas — Popular Information
Corporations supporting the legislators behind a total abortion ban in Ohio One of the top corporate donors to the co-sponsors of the proposed abortion ban in Ohio is Nationwide. Since 2018, Nationwide has donated $30,500 to 19 co-sponsors of the legislation. The donations stand in contrast to Nationwide’s carefully crafted public image as a supporter…
Consumer Brands Support Politicians Who Oppose Reproductive Rights and Black Lives Matter: Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet identifies Coca-Cola, Disney, Uber, P&G, ATT, and Nike as corporations whose political contributions are contrary to their rhetoric about supporting women and BIPOC. [Thanks to Jim McRitchie for bringing this to our attention.] Corporate America is one of the largest supporters of anti-choice, anti-women politicians — even those who claim they are pro-woman. Some…