Shareholder Focus On Reproductive Rights Post-Dobbs

Companies are responding in a myriad of ways to the US Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (Dobbs), including by expanding healthcare travel benefits to reduce barriers to accessing care in areas where abortion is restricted; limiting data collection and storing practices given anticipated subpoenas from state law enforcement agencies; and issuing public statements confirming their commitment to protecting reproductive rights.

In addition to these executive-led company responses, shareholders are placing increasing pressure on companies to protect abortion access for employees as new state laws threaten access to reproductive healthcare. Some investment managers and shareholder activists have referred to reproductive rights as the "newest ESG frontier."