Top business executives from a whopping 180 companies stand with legalizing abortion in all states. They say, restricting abortion is detrimental for business.
On Monday, a letter that was endorsed by numerous business moguls appeared in the New York Times. The letter urged companies to stand for health rights. “It’s time for companies to stand up for reproductive health care,” part of it read.
They insist that limiting access to abortion will threaten “the health, independence and economic stability of our employees and customers.” The letter said that restricting abortion is against companies’ values and dents their efforts to employ a diverse workforce.
The letter was endorsed by business leaders among them:
- Jack Dorsey – CEO of Twitter
- Chief executive from Yelp, Slack, Tinder, H&M, Postmates
Over the years, businesses have seemed to stand their ground when it comes to issues such as gun control, LGBT, and immigration but few were vocal on the abortion subject. But after Alabama passed a law that almost totally inhibits abortion, everything changed.
To this end, several major entertainment stables such as Netflix, Disney, and WarnerMedia said on May that they’d stop producing films in states such as Georgia if they proceed to pass the law that prohibits abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Vikrum Aiyer, who is the president of public policy in Postmates said in an interview with CNN Business that he decided to take his ground due to values and that restricting abortion significantly inhibits a woman’s ability to make economic decisions.
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/10/business/ceo-letter-abortion-ad-new-york-times/index.html
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