The Facebook executive's donation is directly motivated by "draconian" abortion laws passed by GOP legislators, including in Alabama, Georgia and Missouri.
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is making a $1 million personal donation to the political arm of Planned Parenthood, a decision she says is directly motivated by the recent wave of abortion restrictions signed into law by Republican governors, including in Alabama, Georgia and Missouri.
Unlike in 2017, her new donation is specifically directed toward the group’s political advocacy arm, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, which organizes in states with restrictive abortion legislation and endorses candidates with strong records on abortion rights. As the second-most powerful person at the social media giant, Sandberg has received criticism for not providing adequate responses to a string of recent company controversies, such as Facebook’s role in Russia’s election interference, user data breaches, the company’s slow process in cracking down on right-wing extremism on the platform, and for ordering opposition research on Facebook competitors and critics, including prominent Democratic donor George Soros.
“If you are a wealthy woman, you can just fly to New York,” she said. “I want to make sure that the women with the fewest resources still have access to these services, and I think that is slipping away every day in our country.” While affirming that abortion rights are “a critical issue for me when supporting any candidate for any office,” she declined to say which candidates she plans to endorse in the future, or whether she will become more politically involved on abortion.
But some Georgia film and TV workers, as well as other prominent figures like former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, have argued against boycotts. They have instead urged people to contribute to organizations fighting the ban, such as Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union, and to advocate for longer-term reforms.
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