Roe versus Wade is dead.

President Joe Biden has vowed to help protect the ability for those who seek abortions to travel to other states.

If a woman lives in a state that restricts abortion, the Supreme Court's decision does not prevent her from traveling from her home state to the state that allows it.

My administration will defend that bedrock right.

California and other states have stepped up to offer expanded access and help.

The Western United States will stand tall in terms of our reproductive values and reproductive freedoms.

And executives for companies are now vowing to do what they can

to help their employees continue to access abortion.

But how much do those vows from private businesses really matter?

I'm Gustavriano.

You're listening to The Times, Daily News from the LA Times.

It's Wednesday, June 29, 2022.

Today, more and more corporations see themselves as stewards

at the forefront of social change stepping up when the government won't.

But are they actually changing anything in a meaningful way?

Sam Dean is a business reporter for the Los Angeles Times.

Sam, welcome to the Times.

Thanks for having me.

So companies were preparing for Rose aftermath one way or another, but when news of its

overturning happened on Friday, many immediately took to social media to tell the world where they

stood. What did you see and what struck you about some of what you saw? Yeah, a lot of companies, especially on the kind of

tech and finance side that have a lot of cash on hand, immediately went out and said that they would,

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