See also: A Chlamydia Vaccine May Be Getting Closer in 2018, and more than $20,000 to individual politicians in Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Missouri in 20. The Comcast Financial Agency Corporation is shown as having donated $164,505 in 2018 to the RSLC, while the Comcast Corporation gave $11,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. The Boeing Company is shown as having donated $101,000 to the RSLC in 2018, $6,000 to a specific Alabama politician or politicians in 20, and $500 to a Missouri legislator or legislators in 2018. For example, Google reportedly gave $51,057 to RSLC in 2018, while Lyft gave them $12,000 that year, and Uber gave them $25,398 Microsoft chipped in $26,005, and also donated $1000 to one or more legislators in Alabama.Ĭompanies including Boeing, Comcast, Pfizer, and Walmart contributed to the RSLC as well as to individual legislators in multiple states that have passed extremely restrictive abortion laws, thanks to such legislators' efforts. Many of the 66 companies listed only gave to the Republican State Leadership Committee, according to the report's findings, while others donated to individual legislators in one or more states. The donation amounts shown in the new report vary between companies, and don't necessarily represent the firms' total contributions to funds that support abortion-ban proponents, nor do they reflect the firms' donations to other candidates. See also: Over 180 CEOs Speak Out On Abortion: 'Don't Ban Equality' (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Delta AirLines) Getty
ARTS to Delta Air Lines' sixth annual Holiday in the Hangar Celebration at LAX Airport on Decemin Los Angeles, California. “We commit to deliver value to all of them, for the future success of our companies, our communities and our country.”Īmong the 15 companies profiled in Equity Forward's report for their public commitment to women, and thus their (arguably) counter-intuitive donations, the CEOs of all but five firms-Delta, Google, Uber, Lyft, and Microsoft -are members of Business Roundtable, incidentally.ĭelta Air Lines employees pose with the Coca-Cola Bear as they welcome 150 children from Children's. “Americans deserve an economy that allows each person to succeed through hard work and creativity and to lead a life of meaning and dignity,” the group Business Roundtable wrote in a statement released this week. To wit, the report comes on the heels of a widely seen public statement from a group of nearly 200 leading CEOs, calling for companies' promotion of social good rather than just shareholder value. Big firms have also faced increasing pressure to align their activities with the social and ethical values conveyed by their brands, and the trend shows no sign of slowing.
"However, knowing now that elevating these elected officials to positions of power resulted in states passing extreme laws that take away women’s rights, we are encouraging you to publicly denounce these donations and dedicate your attention to empowering women instead of robbing them of their rights."Īs the Center for Responsive Politics has frequently noted, US corporations are among the largest political donors in the nation, often contributing to both Democratic and Republican funds at the state and federal level. "We understand that at the time you made your donation, you may not have anticipated that your contributions would support such a massive government overreach," the group wrote.
See also: The Endless Cost Of Maligning Abortion The report also highlights public commitments toward advancing women-arguably in conflict with such donation patterns -as made by fifteen of those leading companies: AT&T, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Comcast, Delta, General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, Google, Lyft, Mastercard, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Uber, and Walmart.Īs part of its new " Defund The Bans" campaign, Equity Forward also sent an open letter to CEOs of such companies, asking them to end their support (direct or indirect) for these "oppressive" and medically risk-inducing laws.
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