Do Your Company’s Abortion Benefits Cover Your Most Vulnerable Workers?

Organizations in the United States pledged to pay for travel and abortion care for their employees after the Supreme Court decided in favor of abortion rights. Changes to who counts as an employee may make things worse for minorities. Front desk, cooking, cleaning, and other jobs have been outsourcing since the 70s. Many women of color aren't covered by the new health care benefits at some companies Black and Latina women who are full-time employees have good reasons not to approach their white male bosses. When people talk about abortion bans affecting women of color the most, they aren't wrong, but companies that think they're helping women might be widening racial divides in the process.

Commentators, celebrities, and politicians from across the political and economic spectrum weighed in on the Supreme Court's decision to reverse the decision to legalized abortion. Some of the world's most recognizable businesses have released statements regarding the ruling. According to a number of companies, employees who need to leave the state to access abortion care will be offered benefits. Many of these companies have already implemented more family-friendly workplace policies. Microsoft and Google are both on lists of companies with generous parental leave benefits.