Faced with scrutiny of donations to its member Republican Lawyers Association Supported Overthrowing the Roe v. Wade case, Match Group said it would cease further contributions to the Association and the Attorney General’s Association.
Match Group, a Texas-based company that operates dating sites such as Tinder and Hinge, is one of the loudest companies in responding to the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson and has the right to federal abortion. Nearly 50 years have ended. The company said it would cover employees’ abortion-related trips, and former CEO Shar Dubey announced in September a fund to support access to abortion in partnership with Planned Parenthood Los Angeles.
But match groups have recently It became a fire For the previous support of the Republican Lawyers Association. Last year, Match Group donated more than $ 100,000 to the Association and more than $ 100,000 to the Attorney General’s Association. Bernard Kim, CEO of the company, said he would stop donating to both groups.
“When I saw it in the media, I learned about donating to Raga like most people,” Kim wrote in a memo to the staff. “It is my responsibility to understand how these donations fit into our larger lobbying activities and to decide what we will do in the future.”
The company also promised to fight legal requests or subpoenas for employee or user data related to abortion. This effort is important because many companies, especially digital payment companies, are faced with questions about what steps prosecutors will take to protect users when looking for transaction data during an abortion investigation. ..
