After Supreme Court decision, U.S. companies offer support policy one following another
As the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Ro v Wade ruling, which recognized women’s abortion as a constitutional right on the 24th (local time), major U.S. companies are stepping up to support the abortion of their employees or their spouses.
According to CNN broadcast on the 25th (local time), Microsoft (MS), the world’s largest software company, has expanded financial support for ‘critical medical services’ and decided to include travel expenses for abortion and gender reassignment medical procedures.
In addition, investment bank Goldman Sachs said in an internal memo sent to employees on the 24th, when the Supreme Court ruling was issued, it is taking measures to cover medical travel expenses for employees who cannot receive all medical surgeries, prescriptions, and examinations, including abortions, at their residence from the 1st of next month. has been expanded and implemented.
Yelp, a rating site for restaurants and shops, also issued a statement on the 24th and implemented existing medical services that support the cost of expeditions from states where abortion is prohibited following six weeks of pregnancy, such as Texas and Oklahoma, to other states. I reaffirmed that I would.
Yelp co-founder Jeremy Stapleman said in a statement: “This ruling jeopardizes women’s health, deprives women of their human rights and seeks to dismantle the progress made towards gender equality in the workplace since Roe v. Wade.”
Sports company Nike also announced on the same day that its employees will cover travel and lodging expenses if they cannot get medical care near their residence.
Dating application Bumble also announced on the 24th that it would help employees access health care, including abortion.
Bumble said, “Abortion is a medical treatment, and medical care is a human right.”
Another dating app company, Match Group, said it was considering extending the benefits of abortion services to Texas employees and their dependents to all U.S. employees.
This includes workers who work remotely, particularly in states that are expected to ban abortion soon.
Warner Bros. Discovery also announced on the 24th that it is expanding medical benefits options to cover the cost of travel for employees and their families to obtain abortion and other reproductive health services.
Jeans maker Levi Strauss also announced that its foundation is providing subsidies to the Reproductive Rights Center and Apiya Center, which support women in need of abortion, etc.
Prior to this, the largest U.S. banks, JP Morgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, Apple, Walt Disney, Amazon, ride-hailing company Uber and Lyft, Facebook’s parent company Metaplatform, Mastercard, Starbucks, and outdoor apparel brand Patagonia, etc., also covered the cost of abortion expeditions. He said he would support.
/yunhap news
