KEY POINTS
  • Companies were reticent to weigh in on a leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision that would strike down abortion rights.
  • Dozens of companies, including Walmart, American Airlines and Disney, have yet to issue statements or respond to CNBC requests for comment.
  • The Business Roundtable, a trade group that's made up of top CEOs, said it "does not have a position on this issue." The U.S. Chamber of Commerce declined to comment.
Demonstrators hold up signs during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court, after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in Washington, U.S. May 3, 2022. 

As protesters gathered and politicians scrambled to speak out, the country's largest corporations remained largely silent Tuesday after a leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision indicated that conservative justices are poised to overturn a landmark ruling that guarantees access to legal abortions.

Dozens of companies, including Walmart, American Airlines and Disney, have yet to issue statements or respond to CNBC requests for comment. The Business Roundtable, a trade group that's made up of top CEOs, said in a statement that it "does not have a position on this issue." Microsoft, JPMorgan and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce all declined to comment.