After a draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would abolish a nationwide right to an abortion was leaked, a handful of companies started issuing policies helping workers who faced health care restrictions in their state.
joined a growing list of companies covering the travel expenses for employees seeking out-of-state abortions.Employees enrolled in the company's health care insurance plan will be reimbursed "for eligible travel expenses when accessing abortion or gender-affirming procedures" if the services are beyond 100 miles of their home, Sara Kelly, Starbucks acting executive vice president of partner resources, said in a letter Monday.
"Regardless of what the Supreme Court ends up deciding, we will always ensure our partners have access to quality healthcare," Kelly said. "And when actions impact your access to healthcare, we will work on a way to make sure you feel supported." After a draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court would abolish a nationwide right to an abortion was leaked earlier this month, a handful of companies started issuing policies to help workers who could face health care restrictions in their state. To date, 26 states "are certain or likely to ban abortion" if the Supreme Court overturns the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, according to pro-choice research group Guttmacher Institute..
"This support is being extended to include travel expense assistance for these and other medical services where access to care is limited in availability in an employee’s home geographic region," the company continued. Microsoft said its extending its support to "include travel expense assistance for these and other medical services where access to care is limited in availability in an employee’s home geographic region."
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