Roe v Wade: US firms pledge to pay staff travel expenses for abortions

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Major companies including Disney, JP Morgan and Facebook have told staff they will cover employee travel expenses for abortions.

The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of abortion rights.

Individual states will be able to ban the procedure.

Similar moves had already been made by other firms.

Since the ruling, many companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who leave their home state to get an abortion.

Disney told employees that it was committed to giving them comprehensive access to affordable healthcare, including family planning and reproductive care, no matter where they lived.

The governor of Florida has already signed into law a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which will take effect on July 1st.

According to a staff memo, JP Morgan told its US employees it would cover travel expenses for medical services, including legal abortions.

The bank wants to ensure equitable access to all benefits and is focused on the health and well-being of its employees.

Goldman Sachs will cover travel expenses for employees who need to go to another state to get an abortion from 1 July.

Meta intends to reimburse travel expenses for employees who will need them to access out-of-state health care.

Given the legal complexity involved, we are assessing how best to do it.

Vogue publisher Conde Nast is one of the companies that have indicated they will take similar steps.

The company said it would protect drivers in abortion cases.

Before the Supreme Court ruling, several other companies said they would reimburse employees who traveled to circumvent local abortion restrictions.

The court's decision puts women's health in jeopardy, according to Jeremy Stoppelman.

Individual states will now be able to decide if and how to allow abortions, despite the fact that abortion won't be illegal in the US.

There are 13 states that have already passed "trigger laws" that will outlaw abortion if the Supreme Court overturns the law.

According to the Guttmacher Institute, more than 20 states are trying to restrict access.

Companies that offer to cover the cost of travelling to another state for an abortion are likely to face backlash.

In the US, abortion is a highly controversial issue. According to a recent survey, a majority of adults think that abortion should be legal all or most of the time.