The template for how American companies can respond to politicians who refuse to act with their own policies has been provided by Dick's. The company's CEO announced that employees and their dependents who need to travel out of state to get an abortion will be reimbursed up to $4,000.
The president and CEO of DICK's wrote that they are prepared to make sure that all of their teammates have access to the benefits regardless of where they live. There are teammates and athletes who won't agree with this decision. We know that decisions involving health and families are made with thought and care.
There is an answer to the question of what are we supposed to do about it. This travel reimbursement policy by Nike, Adidas, JP Morgan, Starbucks, Disney, and several more major companies is an admirable response to such a divisive topic, and they are joined in this travel-reimbursement policy by their female employees and employees' family members.
It isn't the first time Dick's has taken action in response to political decisions. The age limit for buying guns at Dick's stores was raised in the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Florida. They have pulled guns from hundreds of their stores across the nation.
11 states have already banned or heavily restricted abortion access, and at least a dozen more are poised to do so soon, according to NPR.
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