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The Corporations Backing Alabama's War on Women
https://popular.info/p/the-corporations-backing-alabamasOn Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a draconian bill that would effectively ban all abortions in the state. The radical legislation would be a dramatic step backward for women's rights and gender equality -- banning abortion even in cases of rape or incest. Doctors who perform abortions in Alabama could face up to 99 years in jail.
The effort was spearheaded by Alabama's Republican leadership: Speaker Mac McCutcheon, Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, Senate President (and Lt. Governor) Will Ainsworth, and Majority Leader Greg Reed. The bill was sponsored by a Republican Senator, Clyde Chambliss.
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Meanwhile, some of America's most prominent corporations are backing these politicians -- and their war on women's rights -- with campaign cash. These are the same companies that publicly claim to support gender equality and women's rights.....
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The Corporations Backing Alabama's War on Women (Original Post)
Stuckinthebush
May 2019
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badhair77
(4,191 posts)1. Eye-opening. Thanks for posting.
BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)2. I am going to call State Farm and CVS tomorrow.
. Here is the list of corporations backing the legislative leaders behind the abortion ban:
@ATT
@exxonmobil
@pfizer
@Walmart
@Boeing
@StateFarm
@LillyPad
@CaterpillarInc
@KochIndustries
@DraftKings
@AltriaNews
@comcast
@CVSHealth
@AnheuserBusch
appalachiablue
(41,053 posts)3. Thanks for the list BP, shame on them!
K & R
ancianita
(35,813 posts)4. We need to send this to the women candidates. FB pages, emails, etc.
Mersky
(4,969 posts)5. Adding Compass Bank to my list
They're headquartered in Birmingham, and they've given predominantly to republicans election after election. This includes state leadership in Alabama, and various unnerving right wing idiots in my own backslid state.
Am shopping for a credit union right now. Will feel so good to tell them why we're closing the account.
Stuckinthebush
(10,816 posts)6. Yes, they are my bank
I need to change that soon.