The demolition of the constitutionally protected right to an abortion in the United States is historic. But for companies doing business in America, the cost-benefit analysis it provokes will feel familiar, says johnsfoley.
When asked how they feel about draconian governments in profitable places, company bosses often say that they follow the laws wherever they operate, and it’s not their job to challenge what those laws are.
Investors mostly acquiesce. America is now another place for them to practice that line.Several U.S. states had moved to ban abortion within days of the Supreme Court overturning a landmark ruling that had affirmed abortion as a constitutionally protected right. Thirteen of the 50 states already had so-called trigger laws designed to be enacted as soon as the Roe vs. Wade decision of 1973 had been struck down. Some ban abortions completely, while others outlaw them after a certain number of weeks. Nine states, including Texas, Missouri, South Dakota and Oklahoma, were classed by the Guttmacher Institute as having “most restrictive” policies in effect as of June 27. Eleven, including New York, California, Oregon and Illinois, were labeled “protective” or “most protective.”Editing by Lauren Silva Laughin and Amanda Gomez
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