Companies Stay Quiet on Texas’ New Abortion Law
The New York Times
Businesses that expressed opposition to restrictive voting laws are declining to take a similar stand on the abortion measure.
When Texas lawmakers advanced a restrictive voting rights bill this year, American Airlines and Dell Technologies, two of the state’s biggest employers, were early and vocal critics of the effort. But this week, as a law that prohibits most abortions after about six weeks took effect in Texas, both companies declined to comment on the measure. American Airlines and Dell were representative of the business community at large. While many corporations are taking stands on voting rights, climate change, immigration and other important matters, few companies would comment on the abortion law.
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