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Texas’s largest companies stay silent on state abortion ban despite outrage

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Corporations, including American Airlines and ExxonMobil, have not made statements about the ban that all but outlaws abortion

Despite the widespread outrage over a new Texas law that all but outlaws abortion in the state, only a handful of major companies have spoken out against the legislation that went into effect on 1 September.

The law relies on private citizens to carry out the ban by allowing people to file civil lawsuits against anyone who assists a woman in getting an abortion after embryonic cardiac activity is detected. A divided US supreme court declined to block it, allowing it to remain in effect as its legality is worked out in lower courts.

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