Shareholders at Walmart on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a vote to uphold a pro-abortion proposal as the debate regarding terminations rages on across the United States.
The proposal, made by Clean Yield Asset Management (CYAM) on behalf of activist investor Julie Kalish, urged Walmart’s board to issue a public report detailing “any known and any potential risks and costs to the company caused by enacted or proposed state policies severely restricting reproductive rights” by Dec. 31, 2022.
The vote comes shortly after a leaked draft majority opinion indicating the Supreme Court that if it remains unchanged in its final form it would overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide….