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Funding the Bans

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In 2019, nine states passed oppressive anti-abortion laws, including Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Missouri. The lawmakers behind these bans receive financial support from the companies you interact with daily.

Fifteen big-name companies — AT&T, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Comcast, Delta Airlines, General Motors, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Lyft, Mastercard, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Uber and Walmart — boast their commitment to gender equality. But each of these companies contributed significant sums of money to support lawmakers who sponsored oppressive anti-abortion legislation.

We’re calling on these companies to divest from the overreaching legislators pushing laws that will rob women of their rights, and instead make comparable donations to organizations supporting women’s rights.

People expect corporate CEOs to be leaders and take a stand — it’s time for them to put their money where their mouth is and defund the bans.

 


Click on a company to see its contributions to committees and politicians who pushed for restrictive state abortion bans:

21st Century Fox

1-800 CONTACTS

3M

Aflac

Allstate

Altria

Amazon

Anheuser-Busch

AT&T

Atmos Energy

Bank of America

Best Buy

Boeing

BP

CVS Caremark

CBS

Century Link

Charter

Chevron

Coca-Cola

Comcast

Cox

Delta

Dish

Disney

eBay

Eli Lilly and Company

Expedia

Exxon Mobil

FedEx

GM

Google

H&R Block

HP

Holiday Inn Express

Intuit

Johnson and Johnson

J.P. Morgan Chase

Juul

Lyft

Mike's Hard Lemonade

Mastercard

Microsoft

MillerCoors

Monsanto

MPAA

Motorola

NASCAR

PayPal

PepsiCo

Pfizer

PHRMA

Sony Pictures

Sprint

State Farm

StubHub

T-Mobile

Target

Uber

Verizon

Visa

Volkswagen

Walgreens

Wal-Mart

Warner Brothers

 

 

Yahoo

 

 

 


21st Century Fox

21st Century Fox America, Inc. contributed $5,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. — a trust supporting politicians who passed a restrictive state-level abortion ban.

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1-800 CONTACTS

1-800 Contacts Inc. contributed at least $26,665 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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3M

3M Company has contributed at least $34,664 to support the politicians and committees that pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $31,664 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $3,000 to Alabama politician(s) (2018)

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Aflac

Aflac contributed at least $5,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. — a trust supporting politicians who passed Georgia's abortion ban.

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Allstate

Allstate Insurance Company has contributed at least $26,500 to support the politicians and committees that pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $25,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $1,500 to Georgia politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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Altria

Altria Client Services, Inc. has contributed at least $35,500 to support the politicians and committees who pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $30,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. (2018)
  • $2,500 to Georgia politician(s) (2018)
  • $3,000 to Alabama politician(s) (2018)

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Amazon

Amazon contributed at least $15,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee, which supports politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser-Busch has contributed at least $92,300 to support the politicians and committees that pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $72,300 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $8,500 to the Missouri House Republican Campaign Committee (2018)
  • $4,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. (2018)
  • $7,500 to Alabama politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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AT&T

AT&T touts its commitment to workplace equality, diversity and inclusion, yet AT&T has contributed at least $108,000 to committees and politicians instrumental in passing state-level abortion bans:

  • $30,000 to the Missouri House Republican Campaign Committee (2018)
  • $47,500 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. (2018)
  • $5,000 to the Georgia Republican Leadership Fund (2018)
  • $4,500 to the Alabama Republican Executive Committee (2018, 2019)
  • $7,600 to Georgia politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • $10,000 to Alabama politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • $3,250 to Louisiana politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • $400 to Missouri politician(s) (2018)

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Atmos Energy

Atmos Energy has contributed at least $4,000 to Louisiana politicians who pushed for the state's restrictive abortion ban.

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Bank of America

Bank of America has contributed at least $25,750 to support the politicians and committees that pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $25,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $750 to Missouri politician(s) (2018)

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Best Buy

Best Buy Purchasing, LLC contributed at least $26,026 to the Republican State Leadership Committee, which supports politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Boeing

Boeing claims to be committed to supporting “all women with the will to achieve their dreams,” but Boeing has contributed at least $107,500 to politicians who were instrumental in passing state-level abortion bans:

  • $101,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $6,000 to Alabama politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • $500 to Missouri politican(s) (2018)

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BP

BP North America Employee PAC contributed $1,750 to Louisiana politicians who pushed for the state’s restrictive abortion ban.

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CVS Caremark

CVS Caremark/Caremark RX contributed at least $7,500 to support the politicians and committees who pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $5,000 to Alabama politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • $1,500 to Louisiana politician(s) (2018)
  • $1,000 to Georgia politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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CBS

CBS contributed at least $5,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. — a trust supporting politicians who passed Georgia's abortion ban.

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Century Link

Century Link contributed at least $1,500 to support the Louisiana politicians who pushed for the state's restrictive abortion ban.

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Charter Communications

Charter Communications contributed at least $245,350 to support the politicians and committees that pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $195,600 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $10,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. (2018)
  • $39,750 to Alabama politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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Chevron

Chevron contributed at least $5,700 to support the Louisiana politicians that pushed for the state's restrictive abortion ban.

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Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola promises to “promote inclusion, celebrate diversity and champion equality,” but contributed at least $52,318 in the past two years to committees and politicians responsible for furthering anti-abortion legislation across the U.S.:

  • Coca-Cola North America: $25,818 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • Coca-Cola Company: $20,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. (2018)
  • Coca-Cola Company: $5,000 to Alabama politician(s) (2018)
  • Coca-Cola Company: $1,500 to Georgia politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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Comcast

Comcast is an active participant in gender equality programming, but has contributed over $197,000 to committees, trusts, and politicians instrumental in passing state-level abortion bans:

  • Comcast Financial Agency Corporation: $164,505 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • Comcast Corporation: $11,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. (2018)
  • Comcast Corporation: $2,000 to Georgia politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • Comcast Corporation: $15,000 to Alabama politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • Comcast Corporation: $1,750 to Louisiana politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • Comcast Corporation: $3,500 to Missouri politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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Cox Communications

Cox Communications contributed at least $4,250 to support the Louisiana politicians who pushed for the state's restrictive abortion ban.

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Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines claims that “promoting diversity and intersectional empowerment of women is key to Delta’s success,” but in the past two years, Delta has contributed nearly $44,000 to those who passed and supported restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $26,286 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $15,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. (2018)
  • $2,200 to Georgia politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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Dish

Dish contributed at least $2,500 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. — a trust supporting politicians who passed Georgia's abortion ban.

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Disney

Disney contributed at least $5,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. — a trust supporting politicians who passed Georgia's abortion ban.

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eBay

eBay, Inc. contributed at least $27,717 to support the politicians and committees that pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $25,717 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $2,000 to Alabama politician(s) (2018)

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Eli Lilly and Company

Eli Lilly contributed at least $217,528 to support the politicians and committees that pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $206,028 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $8,500 to Alabama politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • $1,000 to Georgia politician(s) (2017)
  • $2,000 to Louisiana politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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Expedia

Expedia, Inc. contributed at least $16,819 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting officials that pushed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Exxon Mobil

Exxon Mobil contributed at least $115,780 to support the politicians and committees who pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $100,030 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $10,500 to Alabama politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • $5,250 to Louisiana politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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FedEx

FedEx Corp. PAC contributed at least $10,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting officials who pushed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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General Motors

General Motors (GM) touts its commitment toward gender equality, but since 2017, GM has contributed at least $117,548 to committees supporting those who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans and to the politicians themselves:

  • $110,698 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $2,600 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. (2018)
  • $1,250 to Missouri politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • $3,000 to Georgia politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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Google

Google strives for “inclusivity” and is “committed to empowering all women,” but over the past two years, Google contributed at least $51,057 to the Republican State Leadership Committee, which supports officials who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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H&R Block

H&R Block contributed at least $15,398 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Hewlett Packard (HP)

Hewlett Packard contributed at least $48,398 to support the politicians and committees that pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise: $12,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • Hewlett Packard: $1,000 to Georgia politician(s) (2017)
  • HP, Inc.: $35,398 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)

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Holiday Inn Express

Holiday Inn Express contributed at least $2,000 to support the Alabama politicians who pushed for the state's restrictive abortion ban.

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Intuit

Intuit contributed at least $50,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson claims that it has been “championing women” since its founding, but in the past two years, the company has spent at least $28,763 supporting officials who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans in the past year:

  • $26,513 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $1,000 to Alabama politician(s) (2017)
  • $750 to Missouri politician(s) (2018)
  • $500 to Louisiana politician(s) (2017)

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JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. PAC contributed at least $5,250 to support the politicians and committees that pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $5,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $250 to Louisiana politician(s) (2017)

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Juul

Juul Labs, Inc. contributed at least $25,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Lyft

Lyft prides itself on its gender inclusion policy and progressive app features, but the company has contributed at least $12,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee, which supports officials who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans in the past year.

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Mark Anthony Brands Inc. d/b/a Mike's Hard Lemonade

Mark Anthony Brands Inc. d/b/a Mike's Hard Lemonade contributed at least $21,367 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Mastercard

Mastercard claims to be committed to gender equality around the world, but in 2018 alone, Mastercard International contributed at least $26,128 to the Republican State Leadership Committee, which supports elected officials who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans:

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Microsoft

Microsoft pledges support and celebration of diversity, and boasts employee networks representing groups including women and LGBTQ+ people, but the company has contributed over $27,000 to support the politicians and committees who pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • Microsoft Corporation: $26,005 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • Microsoft Corporation PAC: $1,000 to Alabama politician(s) (2018)

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Miller Coors

MillerCoors, LLC contributed at least $35,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Monsanto

Monsanto/Monsanto Company contributed at least $3,250 to Louisiana politicians instrumental in passing the state’s abortion ban.

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Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)

The MPAA contributed at least $25,559 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Motorola

Motorola contributed at least $37,016 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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NASCAR

NASCAR contributed at least $25,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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PayPal

PayPal contributed at least $25,319 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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PepsiCo

PepsiCo calls gender parity a “cornerstone” of their “robust diversity [and] culture,” but has contributed nearly $20,000 to a committee supporting politicians instrumental in passing state abortion bans, as well as direct campaign contributions to officials who went on to sponsor said bans:

  • $15,398 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $4,250 to Alabama politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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Pfizer

Pfizer boasts its mission to advance “women’s health to achieve gender equality,” but has contributed at least $206,725 to politicians and committees supporting extreme state-level abortion bans:

  • $195,825 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • $500 to Missouri politician(s) (2018)
  • $2,500 to Georgia politician(s) (2017)
  • $400 to Louisiana politician(s) (2017)
  • $7,500 to Alabama politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Association of America/PHRMA

PhRMA contributed at least $8,250 to support the politicians and committees that pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • $2,500 to Alabama politician(s) (2018)
  • $5,750 to Louisiana politician(s) (2017, 2018)

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Sony Pictures

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. contributed at least $5,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, which supports politicians instrumental in passing the state’s abortion ban.

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Sprint

Sprint contributed at least $1,750 to Louisiana politicians who pushed for the state's restrictive abortion ban.

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State Farm

State Farm agents contributed at least $29,500 to support the politicians and committees that pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans:

  • State Farm Insurance: $28,500 to Alabama politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • Georgia State Farm Agents: $1,000 to Georgia politician(s) (2018)

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StubHub

StubHub contributed at least $1,000 to support Alabama politicians who pushed for the state's restrictive abortion ban.

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T-Mobile

T-Mobile USA, Inc. contributed at least $42,500 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Target Corporation

Target Corporation contributed at least $13,115 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Uber

Uber boasts a women’s resource group committed to “the advancement of women at uber and beyond,” but has contributed at least $25,398 to the Republican State Leadership Committee, which supports politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Verizon

Verizon Corporate Resources, LLC contributed at least $25,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Visa

Visa contributed at least $50,030 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Volkswagen

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. contributed at least $15,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Walgreens

Walgreens contributed at least $68,276 to support the politicians and committees who pushed for restrictive state-level abortion bans

  • $1,250 to Louisiana politician(s) (2018)
  • $1,000 to Georgia politician(s) (2017)
  • $66,026 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)

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Walmart

Walmart boasts a global women’s economic empowerment initiative aimed at “improv[ing] the lives of women around the world,” but has contributed over $124,000 in the past two years to a committee and politicians supporting restrictive abortion bans:

  • Walmart Stores, Inc.: $100,550 to the Republican State Leadership Committee (2018)
  • Walmart Stores, Inc.: $15,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. (2018)
  • Wal PAC (Walmart): $750 to Missouri politician(s) (2018)
  • Walmart: $7,000 to Alabama politician(s) (2017, 2018)
  • Walmart: $1,500 to Georgia politician(s) (2017)

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Warner Brothers

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. contributed at least $5,000 to the Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc., which supports politicians instrumental in passing the state's abortion ban. (Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of AT&T.)

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Yahoo

Yahoo Inc. contributed at least $15,000 to the Republican State Leadership Committee — a committee supporting politicians who passed restrictive state-level abortion bans.

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Research Note:

Equity Forward compiled political contributions of corporations in 2017 and 2018 to lawmakers, leadership committees, and trusts that all supported the passage of state-level abortion bans in 2019. There are clear limitations to this research, including a selection bias of the 66 corporations that the report focused on. Equity Forward prioritized large corporations with name-brand recognition that had donated at least $1,000 to Republicans and Democrats who sponsored abortion bans as well as donations made to Republican State Leadership Committees (RSLC) or Republican Trusts, which exist to put legislatures under control of the party whose platform supports outlawing abortion. This is not meant to be viewed as an exhaustive analysis of all corporate financing of state-level abortion bans. It is intended to begin an important conversation about how corporate support that enabled on defunding the bans.

The basic methodology was as follows:

  • Direct donations: Using followthemoney.org, we designated contributions the 66 corporations made directly to lawmakers in both parties who sponsored abortion bans in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Missouri in 2017-2018.
  • Leadership committee donations: To designate contributions the 66 corporations made through the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), which works to elect Republican state legislators, we looked at RSLC IRS 8872 filings for 2018.
  • State trusts: To designate contributions the 66 corporations made through state Republican trusts in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Missouri, campaign finance records for 2017-18 were pulled directly from state ethics websites.