Tech leaders react to Roe v. Wade reversal - CNBC

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and departing Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg were among noteworthy tech executives speaking out publicly on Friday's Supreme Court ruling which overturned Roe v.

The ruling ends constitutional right to abortion in the U.S., which has stood since 1973.

In September 2021, Musk declined to discuss Texas' stringent abortion restrictions, and said he'd rather stay out of politics.

When abortion is not legal or available, people face health risks that can be fatal in some cases.

Stripping away this basic human right disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable women across the country.

"Whether the issue is gun safety, women's rights, or even electing officials with a majority of the votes, it's getting harder and harder for government to reflect the will of the majority.

Most women could not afford to do this; some had back-alley abortions, which led all too often to serious health complications and sometimes even death.

All women knew that they could possibly face impossible choices between controlling their futures and their health and breaking the law.

"The Supreme Court's ruling jeopardizes the health and the lives of millions of girls and women across the country.

It will make it harder for women to achieve their dreams?

"Today's SCOTUS ruling puts women's health in jeopardy, denies them their human rights, and threatens to dismantle the progress we've made toward gender equality in the workplace since Roe