Bobby Kotick Has Donated Thousands To An Anti-Abortion, Anti-Birth Control, Climate Change Denying Republican

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Activision Blizzard's Bobby Kotick has spent the past year supporting an anti-abortion, pro-forced birth Republican. Senator Todd Young, who Kotick has donated around $8,000 to since November 2020, is now celebrating the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a decision that will force thousands to carry unwanted pregnancies, even in cases of sexual assault.

This development is part of Kotick's long history of donating to both Republicans and Democrats, and shows that Donald Trump's presidency and his followers' ensuing insurrection did little to dissuade him from supporting the party. This also comes as hundreds of thousands of Americans wake up to abortion bans in their state, as the Roe v. Wade decision enables red states to criminalize terminations at any stage of pregnancy.

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As published by the Jacob Wolf Report, Kotick has donated exactly $7,900 to Senator Todd Young since late 2020. Young, who is a climate change denier and opposes gun control, is now celebrating yesterday's supreme court decision. The Indiana politician has previously signed pledges in support of banning abortions in all cases, including rape, incest, and when it would save the pregnant person's life. He also believes that employers should be able to withhold contraceptive coverage if they "disagree with it morally".

Of course, this is hardly surprising from Kotick. In February, it was reported that the controversial CEO had donated around $600,000 to Republicans during the 2020 election. Kotick even went as far as donating via two secret companies, seemingly in an attempt to avoid scrutiny.

Kotick is hardly alone in making large donations to US politicians. However, it