Podcast: Can companies help protect abortion?

President Biden has vowed to help protect the ability of people who want to get an abortion to travel to other states. California and other states have stepped up to provide expanded access. And now companies are vowing to do what they can to help their employees continue to access abortion. But how important are those vows from private businesses really?

Today, we talk about how corporations are pushing when the government is not. But do they really change anything in a meaningful way? Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guest: LA Times business reporter Sam Dean

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