In red states, it's open season on women's rights -- and these companies are taking action [View all]

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(CNN)American companies should seriously consider how and if they want to do business in states that treat their employees and their employees' families as second-class citizens.

As the Supreme Court prepares to potentially overturn or gut Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide, conservative states across the US are ramping up abortion restrictions in anticipation. Texas is so far the state with the most extreme law in effect, having banned abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually six weeks, before many women know they're pregnant, and implementing a private enforcement mechanism -- incentivizing citizens to snitch on each other, basically -- that could bankrupt anyone who so much as gives a woman a ride to an abortion clinic.

But Texas isn't alone: Oklahoma has also banned nearly all abortions, and several other Republican-led states are trying to outlaw the procedure at various stages and with various enforcement mechanisms as well.

In red states, it's open season on women's rights. Several Democratic-dominated states, on the other hand, are taking proactive steps to ensure abortion access. In Maryland, a new law means that trained medical professionals other than doctors will be able to legally perform abortions in the state. In Michigan, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sued to fast-track a decision from her state's Supreme Court on protecting abortion rights.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/opinions/abortion-restrictions-yelp-conservative-states-filipovic/index.html