Tech companies respond to U.S. Supreme Court abortion decision

Tech companies respond to U.S. Supreme Court abortion decision

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https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/24/tech-companies-respond-to-u-s-supreme-court-abortion-decision/

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major decision on abortion today, effectively overturning Roe v. Wade in declarding that the U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee the right to abortion treatment. While the outcome was expected — a draft decision leaked months ago — the implications for the broader tech industry are only starting to become clear.

In the 6-4 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution “makes no reference to abortion” and that “no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision.” Writing the majority opinion, Justice Samuel Alito — joined by the court’s other conservative justices, including Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett — tossed out Roe as well as a Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a 1992 Supreme Court decision upholding abortion rights.