The leaked SCOTUS draft regarding abortion rights has drawn a mix of reactions.
This week's newsletter is written by CNBC Make It work editor Hanna Howard. You can follow Hanna on Twitter @_hannahoward. Monday night, Politico published a leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which deals with a Mississippi law that would ban almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The majority decision in the leaked draft, which Justice Samuel Alito wrote and Chief Justice John Roberts later confirmed was authentic, would overturn 1973's Roe v Wade decision, putting access to abortion care in peril for people across the country.
On Tuesday, a number of my colleagues spent their morning reaching out to numerous companies and business organizations to gauge corporate America's response to the SCOTUS leak. What they found was that many are still reluctant to comment publicly. It's unclear if and how many companies expect to push back on the ruling or institute new policies to support employees in its wake.
As CNBC's Melissa Repko and Lauren Feiner reported, it seems that some major corporations are waiting for power in numbers. "There is no upside in speaking out alone on this. So that is why they need to work collectively," said Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, professor and senior associate dean of the Yale School of Management. "Nobody wants to have 40% of the country mad at them." But some companies have decided not to wait. |
Yelp, which recently announced it would cover travel costs related to abortion care under its employee health care, said in a statement Tuesday "overturning Roe v. Wade will jeopardize the human rights of millions of women who stand to lose the liberty to make decisions over their own bodies." "Turning back the clock on the progress women have made over the past 50 years will have a seismic impact on our society and economy," Yelp said. "Congress must codify these rights into law. In the meantime, more companies will need to step up to safeguard their employees, and provide equal access to the health services they need no matter where they live." OKCupid provided a similar, shorter statement on Twitter. The stakes are high for companies to speak up. And as Americans wait for a final, official ruling from SCOTUS, action on the part of major companies could make a difference, Sonnenfeld said. "These companies are not edgy, fringe progressive companies, but speak to the heartland of the nation." Share your thoughts with us at askmakeit@cnbc.com |
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