shares of levi strauss  co levi jumped 35 in afternoon trading friday to outperform the sp 500s spx 24 gain after the jeans and apparel seller said it is strongly opposes any steps to restrict access to the full range of reproductive health care including abortion protection of reproductive rights is a critical business issue impacting our workforce our economy and progress toward gender and racial equity the company said in a statement as part of our commitment we are continuing to ensure our employees get the care they need regardless of where they live and support reproductive health organizations on the front lines of this issue last month the company had said it wouldreimburse travel expenses for employees to receive health care including abortion that is not available in their home state earlier friday the us supreme courts decision to overturn roe v wade which had granted women the right to abortion in all states for nearly the past 50 years that decision would likely lead to abortion being illegal in roughly half the states