Bungie tells critics it will 'never' avoid politics as it declares support for Roe v. Wade

pcgamer.com:

In the wake of a leaked draft ruling revealing that the US Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe v. Wade, Destiny 2 studio Bungie has issued a statement saying that it "supports essential healthcare rights'' and is «committed to safeguarding the freedom and privacy of its employees.» It also took the opportunity to roast a few followers on Twitter who demanded that the studio «stick to making videogames.»

The Roe v. Wade decision, issued in 1973, ruled that women in the US have a constitutionally-protected right to abortion, with some limitations based on trimester. The case was sparked by a Texas law that outlawed all access to abortion except in cases where the mother's life was threatened; the court ruled that the law violated the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. (Elle has a good explainer if you'd like to dig a little deeper.)

The ruling has held up through criticism and modifications in the intervening years, but earlier this week Politico revealed that the Supreme Court plans to overturn it, returning the decision on abortion criminality to individual states. John Roberts subsequently confirmed that the leaked draft is legitimate, although not necessarily final.

The Guttmacher Institute, a «research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide,» estimated in April that 26 US states are either «certain or likely» to impose bans on abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned. That looming loss of access to medical services (which, to be fair, was never great to begin with) is what sparked Bungie's statement.

«At Bungie we believe that everyone has a right to choose their own path and that freedom is expressed across all facets of life,»