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DICK’S Sporting Goods Will Not Say if It Will Offer $4K to Employees Who Refuse to Terminate Their Pregnancies
Breitbart ^ | June 25, 2022 | Hannah Bleau

Posted on 06/25/2022 5:27:46 PM PDT by Morgana

DICK’S Sporting Goods announced it will offer up to $4,000 in travel expenses for employees who decide to terminate their pregnancies and must go out of state to do so, but will not say if the company also plans to reward pregnant employees who choose to have their babies rather than get an abortion.

Following the news of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision overruling Roe v. Wade, which kicked decisions about abortion laws back to the states, the company announced that it would reimburse up to $4,000 in travel expenses to employees who would have to go out of state to get an abortion.

“While we do not know what decision each state will make in response to this ruling, we at DICK’S Sporting Goods are prepared to ensure that all teammates have consistent and safe access to the benefits we provide, regardless of the state in which you live,” an email from Ed Stack and CEO Lauren Hobart read:

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: abortion; prolife; roevswade
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To: fwdude

I am surprised and very disappointed to hear this. I understood their gun issue but this is a different donkey.


61 posted on 06/26/2022 7:27:04 AM PDT by Oystir
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To: Morgana

This is problematic. I’m no fan of abortion; but a business already has to cover health insurance for pregnancy and offer many weeks of pregnancy leave and pay the employee for at least part of it.


62 posted on 06/26/2022 8:31:30 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (“Government is the problem.” --Milton Friedman)
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To: JD_UTDallas
If the person is in an industry where appearance is a factor of employment.

If.

63 posted on 06/26/2022 8:51:56 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Morgana

Sounds like discrimination based on medical conditions. Illegal in many states.


64 posted on 06/26/2022 8:53:12 AM PDT by 13foxtrot
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To: Morgana

Dicks has been off my list for long time. I would not buy so much as a pair of socks at the place.


65 posted on 06/26/2022 9:07:17 AM PDT by JoeRender
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To: Morgana

Sounds like lawsuit territory. Men should sue for their “right” to that money for abortions. Then let the whole trans craze come crashing down on them.


66 posted on 06/26/2022 9:46:13 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Morgana

Stay away from Dicks.


67 posted on 06/26/2022 1:18:58 PM PDT by BusterDog
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To: fwdude

I shop at Cabela’s ... because they aren’t Dicks.


68 posted on 06/26/2022 1:26:27 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: CatOwner

6-3 to uphold the Missouri late-term abortion ban.

5-4 to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Roberts is a weasel. As usual.


69 posted on 06/26/2022 1:28:16 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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70 posted on 06/26/2022 1:28:59 PM PDT by Daffynition (*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
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To: Tell It Right

Actually, it was Roberts that didn’t sign with the majority not Thomas.


71 posted on 06/26/2022 1:34:09 PM PDT by 2nd amendment mama (Self Defense is a Basic Human Right!)
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To: Morgana

a stiff dick has no conscience...


72 posted on 06/26/2022 1:42:25 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: 2nd amendment mama
"Actually, it was Roberts that didn’t sign with the majority not Thomas."

I took time to read it myself. I now agree with you.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf

P. 8 (of the pdf file) says "ALITO, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which THOMAS, GORSUCH, KAVANAUGH, and BARRETT, JJ., joined. THOMAS, J., and KAVANAUGH, J., filed concurring opinions. ROBERTS, C. J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment. BREYER, SOTOMAYOR, and KAGAN, JJ., filed a dissenting opinion." That's 6 for overturning Roe, but Roberts (as part of the 6) didn't sign the majority opinion.

Thomas' opinion p. 117. He wrote a lot about "substantial due process" being a made-up construct, that only due process is a constitutional right. Basically, he said quit making up "rights" out of thin air.

Kavanaugh p. 124. He wrote against the view that some pro-lifers have that the Constitution has a right to life. Like Thomas and the others in the majority he's saying that abortion is a states' rights issue. Unlike Thomas, instead of worrying about the left using "substantial due process", he seemed to worry about the right saying the Constitution guarantees pro-life.

Roberts p. 136. He concurred (making it 6 justices for overturning Roe) but added much language saying he supports states blocking abortion a little, as long as they allow it within a reasonable timeframe (maybe 1st trimester). So technically he's a 6th justice for overturning Roe, but he wrote a bunch of pro-choice language.

The 3 dissenters on p. 148 (Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan).

73 posted on 06/26/2022 4:01:38 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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