{"id":293708,"date":"2023-06-25T13:15:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T18:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=293708"},"modified":"2023-06-23T14:38:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T19:38:12","slug":"many-companies-employee-abortions-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/many-companies-employee-abortions-different\/","title":{"rendered":"As many companies incentivize employee abortions, one offers something totally different"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While many companies have opted for a full-throated embrace of abortion advocacy in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade<\/em>, with many going so far as to <\/span>pay for employee abortions<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>abortion-related travel expenses<\/span><\/a>, one business is going in the opposite direction. <\/span><\/p>\n

Michael Seifert, CEO and founder of <\/span>PublicSq<\/span><\/a> (pronounced “Public Square”), recently <\/span>announced<\/span><\/a> a new company policy offering employees a $5,000 bonus for the birth of a new baby or an adoption.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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PublicSq is \u201c<\/span>a network of patriotic small businesses that allows [job-seekers] to find high-quality alternatives to woke corporations,\u201d according to a <\/span>tweet <\/span><\/a>by Seifert. He <\/span>previously described<\/span><\/a> the company\u2019s main product offerings, saying \u201cPublicSq is an app and website that connects freedom-loving Americans to their local communities, reliable information, and the businesses that share their values.\u201d The company launched in California in 2021 and nationwide in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seifert told <\/span>Fox and Friends Weekend<\/span><\/a> about PublicSq\u2019s decision to monetarily promote the growth of employee families:<\/span><\/p>\n

We did see the world going in this direction that we believe is anti-family. We think that, ultimately, a company is only as strong as the families that built it. And then for us, we\u2019re a pro-family company, and we\u2019re not ashamed about that. We\u2019re actually the largest marketplace in the country of pro-family businesses. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

So we thought, \u2018what better way to express this value that\u2019s core to our beliefs than actually putting some money behind it, putting our money where our mouth is.\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Screenshot: Companies offering abortion-related benefits (Fox News)<\/p><\/div>\n

He continued, \u201cAnd while companies like <\/span>Amazon<\/span><\/a>, AirBnB, Target, Patagonia are offering up to $4500 to pay for their employees\u2019 abortions, we wanted to sing an opposite tune and say \u2018Let\u2019s actually put $5000 behind any of our employees that were to have a baby, their spouse were to have a baby, or they were to adopt. And this would be $5000 after-tax. They can use it as they please, just to thank them for being a great team member and empowering them to continue to grow.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seifert called out the disingenuous approach of companies who fund abortions out of a professed desire to champion \u201cwomen\u2019s healthcare.\u201d Their supposed commitment to women\u2019s healthcare is frequently belied by an <\/span>unwillingness<\/span><\/a> to give equal financial support to female employees who <\/span>choose to parent<\/span><\/a>. Live Action previously<\/span> called out<\/span><\/a> the blatant prioritization of profits over people, especially preborn people, in a satire video:<\/span><\/p>\n