Salesforce offers to RELOCATE workers and their families from Texas after state's ban on abortions after six weeks

 The IT giant Salesforce has offered to help relocate its employees working in Texas, following the passage of a restrictive abortion law in the conservative US state.

'If you want to move we´ll help you exit TX,' Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in a tweet on Friday, adding a link to a CBNC article that first reported the move.

The law, which bans abortion after six weeks, has prompted outrage among women's rights activists and Democrats, and the Biden administration is looking for legal ways to block it.

"If you want to move we'll help you exit TX," Salesforce CEO said in response to the new Texas abortion law

'If you want to move we'll help you exit TX,' Salesforce CEO said in response to the new Texas abortion law

'If you want to move we´ll help you exit TX,' Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in a tweet on Friday, adding a link to a CBNC article that first reported the move

'If you want to move we´ll help you exit TX,' Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in a tweet on Friday, adding a link to a CBNC article that first reported the move

Salesforce, a San Francisco-based software company, told its employees that it respects 'that we all have deeply held and different perspectives,' according to an internal note quoted by CNBC.

'With that being said, if you have concerns about access to reproductive healthcare in your state, Salesforce will help relocate you and members of your immediate family,' the memo read.


The Texas law, passed this month, bans abortion once a heartbeat can be detected, before many women even know they are pregnant -- except in a medical emergency.

Other tech companies have also taken action in response to the law. Online dating giants Bumble and Match Group, which are headquartered in Texas, announced that they will create funds to support women.

The new law encourages Texans to report all those involved in illegal abortions, including people who take a woman to a clinic to get the procedure. In response, car-sharing companies Uber and Lyft have announced they will cover drivers' legal fees if they are exposed.

Salesforce, a San Francisco-based software company, told its employees that it respects 'that we all have deeply held and different perspectives,' according to an internal note quoted by CNBC. 'With that being said, if you have concerns about access to reproductive healthcare in your state, Salesforce will help relocate you and members of your immediate family,' the memo read

Salesforce, a San Francisco-based software company, told its employees that it respects 'that we all have deeply held and different perspectives,' according to an internal note quoted by CNBC. 'With that being said, if you have concerns about access to reproductive healthcare in your state, Salesforce will help relocate you and members of your immediate family,' the memo read

Web hosting provider GoDaddy refused to host a site set up by a Texan anti-abortion group to collect tip-offs to enforce the new law.

One Thursday, the Biden administration sued to block the ban.  

Attorney General Merrick Garland branded it as 'clearly unconstitutional' for violating Supreme Court precedents protecting a woman's right to an abortion.

Garland blasted the new law, SB 8, at a press conference at the Justice Department, where he said the US was seeking a preliminary and a permanent injunction to prevent state officials from enforcing the new law. 

He slammed what he called an 'unprecedented scheme to in the chief justice’s words “insulate the state from responsibility” – and singled out provisions that allow individuals under the new statute to sue abortion providers or those who aid or abet a woman who gets an abortion. State residents can seek up to $10,000 from such individuals who assist an abortion after a fetus reaches six weeks, in a mechanism lawmakers used to get around potential legal hurdles.

He was referencing a dissent by Chief Justice John Roberts, who called out the provision. 'The statute deputizes all private citizens without any showing of personal connection or injury to serve as bounty hunters,' Garland added.

His attacks on the law came after the Supreme Court last week allowed the to go into effect with a late night 5-4 decision denying an emergency appeal while its most controversial provisions get litigated – without issuing a stay that would stall enforcement. The majority wrote that it was not purporting to issue a ruling on the substance of the law. 

Salesforce offers to RELOCATE workers and their families from Texas after state's ban on abortions after six weeks Salesforce offers to RELOCATE workers and their families from Texas after state's ban on abortions after six weeks Reviewed by CUZZ BLUE on September 12, 2021 Rating: 5

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