Walmart recently made headlines with the news that it will expand abortion coverage for its employees, including travel expenses. Does this mean that Walmart, a predominantly red-state brand, with its corporate headquarters in the reddest of red fucking states is taking a step to the blue-state left? The answer is no. A closer read of their statement reveals that it's only the tiniest of steps, covering abortion only in the cases of "health risk to the mother, rape or incest, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage or lack of fetal viability." In a memo to employees, it explains the change is due to feedback from its 1.6 million associates. As an aside... Why the fuck do they continue to call them “Associates?’ when they are in actuality under-paid serfs?
I don’t need no stinkin’ abortions...