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Following Texas’s decision to effectively ban most abortions last week, some companies have made announcements of support, either symbolically or financially, toward reproductive rights.
A key part of the bill? Allowing private citizens to sue and report anyone who is aiding someone seeking an abortion. Here’s how some brands are responding:
- GoDaddy shut down an anti-abortion group’s website after it asked for tips about violations of the new law.
- Bumble created a relief fund that will go toward organizations advocating for reproductive rights.
- Shar Dubey, CEO of Match Group, which owns Tinder and Hinge, put together a fund for Texas–based employees seeking healthcare outside of the state.
Plus, Lyft and Uber have each vowed to cover all fees for drivers faced with legal ramifications. Lyft is also donating $1 million to Planned Parenthood.
“Drivers are never responsible for monitoring where their riders go or why,” Lyft’s co-founders and general counsel said in an email to riders and drivers. “This law is incompatible with people’s basic rights to privacy, our community guidelines, the spirit of rideshare, and our values as a company.”
+1: Some have already called on agencies and marketers to pull out of SXSW, writes Ad Age.
But, but, but:As the New York Times notes, many of the largest companies in Texas (and in the US), including American Airlines, AT&T, and Dell, have remained silent on the issue, despite making statements on topics like climate change and restrictive voting laws in the past.—RB