Corporations hesitate to enter the abortion fray

+ Jan. 6 bombshell shows importance of congressional committees US Edition - Today's top story: Why Roe v. Wade's demise – unlike gay rights or Ukraine – isn't getting corporate America to speak up [View in browser]( US Edition | 29 June 2022 [The Conversation]( A portion of women losing their right to terminate a pregnancy got some measure of relief from corporate America. Apple, Starbucks and a handful of other companies responded to the Supreme Court ruling ending Roe v. Wade by vowing to cover travel and other expenses for employees who need to leave the state to get an abortion. But few companies actually criticized the ruling or pushed for legislation restoring the right. This is in sharp contrast to the increasing tendency of companies to take progressive public stances on a host of hot-button issues, from gay rights to Black Lives Matter. Is abortion simply too hot to handle? Alessandro Piazza, an assistant professor of strategic management at Rice University, believes it is. 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