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After last week’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, we’re tracking the fallout from the business perspective. From CVS to Meta, companies are making changes that may impact reproductive health care. Plus, listen up, space geeks! We’ve got news about NASA’s return to the moon. And, what do Mason jars have to do with space exploration? We’ll make you smart.



Here’s everything we talked about today:




“Jan. 6 Panel Abruptly Sets Tuesday Hearing on ‘Recently Obtained Evidence’” from The New York Times
The cover of the July 4 issue of The New Yorker
“CVS capping purchases of Plan B pills to ensure consistent supply” from CNBC
“Facebook Is Banning People Who Say They Will Mail Abortion Pills” from Vice
“NASA Completes Artemis I Moon Rocket Test, Moves Forward Toward Launch” from SciTech Daily
“How a teen lifeguard took on the gender pay gap — and what she gained” from The Washington Post
Ball Aerospace: A company known for Mason jars helped with NASA’s Orion capsule from Slate



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A growing list of employers will offer a new benefit: covering expenses for out-of-state abortion care. But existing benefits, like paid family or sick leave, already splinter along race and class divides, and these new benefits are unlikely to reach those most likely to seek abortion care. Plus, assessing war’s damage to Russia’s economy and looking at the “narrow path ahead” for countries around the world to escape recession.

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Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino discusses how companies are entering new territory with their offers to cover travel expenses for employees seeking abortion services. The BBC reports on Russia being on the verge of defaulting on its foreign debt for the first time in a century. Julia Coronado discuss the markets with us.

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Many U.S. companies are keeping quiet about the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, but some have spoken up. We take stock of some of the mounting financial obstacles that await people trying to access abortion services. Wage gains for some workers could stop as a result of the Fed’s ongoing battle against inflation.

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Reports say the G-7 summit of top industrialized nations is reportedly planning to make unprecedented commitments to Ukraine. Russia now appears to be in default on its international debt. And as Western countries turn their backs on Russia, Sri Lanka is desperately turning toward Moscow for help as an economic crisis there continues to worsen.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has now overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that guaranteed a constitutional right to have abortion. So now, states will determine whether people have those reproductive rights. About 26 states will likely ban or nearly ban abortion, given laws on the books or in the works. When the draft opinion of this Supreme Court decision was leaked in early May, we reported about the privacy concerns around some period-tracking apps and other online activity. Now that the official opinion is out, how will tech firms move forward in a post-Roe world? Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams posed that question to Rebecca Wexler, a law professor at University of California, Berkeley, and co-director of Berkeley Center for Law & Technology. She says big and small tech companies will need to have a response to the future of users’ data.









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