AT&T funded the Texas abortion ban

SIMILAR to old east germany's stasi, and north korea's requirement that everyone watch and report on everyone else including family, I do not understand the people of Texas tolerating the state's move to an authoritarian government. This law banning abortion, even in the case of rape or incest, and the toleration and support of this law by the people of Texas is disturbing and shows too many Texans would have been very comfortable in the third reich and would be very comfortable in the prc, n korea, venezuela, saudi arabia and afghanistan. PLEASE sign this petition to AT&T telling them to stop donations to all Texas politicians who voted for and / or support this law AND if you are an AT&T customer consider leaving them for another service provider. From UltraViolet ....

Can you sign the petition and demand AT&T stop funding abortion extremists? 

This is a red alert from Texas: S.B.8, the law that bans abortion at just six weeks of pregnancy and puts bounties on anyone who may have helped someone access abortion care has gone into effect in Texas after the Supreme Court refused to stop it in a dastardly 5-4 decision under the cloak of night. Abortion has been virtually banned in Texas.¹ And AT&T funded the politicians who passed this bill. 

Under this law, anyone who "aids or abets" an abortion could face legal consequences, including a friend or family member who gives a woman a ride to a clinic, or abortion care providers who provide non-medical services.² This horrifying law is perhaps the most far-reaching anti-abortion law ever. The law essentially bans abortion by restricting abortion after six weeks, before many people even know they are pregnant. But that's not all.

It gets worse: Anti-abortion extremists are getting ready to move through similar laws in other states in the South and Midwest. Now, with the blessing of the Supreme Court. The implications for abortion rights, and so many other rights, are vast and dire.

How do these extreme laws keep getting introduced and passed? Mega-corporations like AT&T, which is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, hold massive power and fund anti-women candidates. The #ReproReceipts compiled by UltraViolet show that AT&T has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to sponsors of this law, including state Representative Jeff Leach. AT&T gave Rep. Leach $15,000 in 2020. That is big bucks in a state-level race and often can mean the difference between a candidate winning or losing. In fact, AT&T supported four of the five primary sponsors of this law in 2020, according to internal UltraViolet research. 

If AT&T feels consumer heat for funding the politicians behind this law, we might be able to force AT&T to speak out against the law and stop funding the extremist politicians behind it. 

Thanks for speaking out!

--Sonja, Kathy, Melody, Lindsay, Shaunna, Kimberly, Maria, Elisa, KaeLyn, KD, Iris, Bridget, Katie, Isatou, Meena, and Jaya, the UltraViolet Action team 

Sources:

1. After Silence From Supreme Court, Texas Clinics Confront Near-Total Abortion Ban, The New York Times, September 1, 2021

2. Ibid.