Disney, other US companies offer abortion travel benefit after Roe decision

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Many states are expected to further restrict or ban abortions following the ruling, making it difficult for female employees to terminate pregnancies unless they travel to states where the procedure is allowed.

NEW YORK, USA – US companies including Walt Disney Co DIS.N and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc META.O said on Friday, June 24, they will cover employees’ expenses if they have to travel for abortion services after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade.that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion, handing a victory to Republicans and religious conservatives who want to limit or ban and, in some states criminalize, the procedure.

Facebook owner Meta will reimburse travel expenses for employees seeking out-of-state reproductive care, but the company was also “assessing how best to do so given the legal complexities involved,” according to a spokesperson. The Meta spokesperson declined to comment on internal policy when asked about the reports of limiting internal discussion.Dick’s Sporting Goods DKS.N Chief Executive Lauren Hobart said on LinkedIn that the company would pay up to $4,000 in travel for employees or their family members and a support person if abortion was not available nearby.

Ride hailing company Lyft LYFT.O said it would legally shield drivers in abortion cases, saying it would expand a recent policy as new state laws were passed. “No driver should have to ask a rider where they are going and why,” a spokesperson said.

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SAVE the WHALES, DOLPHINS & GORILLAS but abort BABIES! NUTCASES! KILLING babies INSIDE or OUTSIDE a womb, is MURDER! HITLER: '..broad MASSES of a nation..mor readily FALL VICTIMS to the BIG LIE than the SMALL LIE' 'What LUCK for RULERS that men DONOT THINK'

Why Disneybis bent on eliminating their target audience is beyond me....

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