STAT+: ‘A slippery slope’: Drugmakers that sell contraceptives donated to political groups that could come after them
Generally speaking, a company would not want to contribute to a politician whose actions could hurt its sales. But two of the biggest drugmakers may have set themselves up for that kind of dichotomy.
Over the past three election cycles, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson contributed to three groups that, in turn, played a notable role in overturning Roe v. Wade through their support of elected officials. And a future item on the politically conservative agenda may be contraceptives sold by these companies, a scenario that could suggest they acted against their own financial interests.
