Disney, other companies vow to cover employees’ out-of-state abortions
The Walt Disney Co., publishing big Conde Nast and the funding agency JPMorgan Chase have been among the many main American firms that pledged on Friday to cowl journey prices for workers searching for out-of-state abortions, within the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court docket’s overturn of Roe v. Wade.
The ruling did away with the constitutional safety of abortion, leaving the matter to particular person states, 13 of which have been poised to right away ban the process.
Florida, house to Walt Disney World, at present prohibits abortions after 15 weeks. Disney’s worker advantages will cowl prices for many who must journey to get health-care, together with abortions, an organization spokesman stated Friday. The corporate, which just lately sparred with state lawmakers over the contentious “Do not say homosexual” invoice, had beforehand declined to touch upon a possible overturn.
Different main media firms — Sony, Paramount, Comcast, Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix — additionally stated they are going to reimburse journey bills for out-of-state abortions.
WATCH | How People reacted to the ruling:
The U.S. Supreme Court docket’s choice to overturn Roe v. Wade is a long-awaited win for some People, and a terrifying loss for others. The nation will quickly ban or prohibit abortion in 25 states.
Airbnb, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Patagonia made comparable pledges. The Hole, in a statement, famous its worker advantages cowl abortion and different household planning companies, however didn’t specify journey bills.
High executives at different firms — Meta’s outgoing COO Sheryl Sandberg, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman — condemned the ruling as a step again for ladies’s rights.
“Enterprise leaders should step as much as help the well being and security of their workers by talking out towards the wave of abortion bans that will probably be triggered because of this choice, and name on Congress to codify Roe into regulation,” Stoppelman wrote in an announcement.
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—@alexisohanian
Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch emails staffers: “Essentially the most highly effective method for us to reply to what’s taking place proper now’s by way of our manufacturers and the distinctive editorial lenses with which they’re masking at present’s information and the impact it would have on society.” <a href=”https://t.co/0JxkuznpCj”>pic.twitter.com/0JxkuznpCj</a>
—@oliverdarcy
Whitney Wolfe Herd, CEO of the courting app Bumble, said her company will proceed supporting reproductive rights by donating to the ACLU and Deliberate Parenthood. OkCupid inspired folks to contact their elected representatives, in a post on Instagram.
Apple, Amazon, Tesla, Levi Strauss & Co., Lyft, Starbucks and Microsoft have all beforehand stated that they’d additionally cowl journey prices for workers searching for out-of-state health-care.
In September, Uber stated it will cowl authorized charges for any drivers sued for dropping folks off at abortion clinics. That very same month, Salesforce provided to assist Texas workers relocate, after that state, along with Mississippi, handed “heartbeat payments,” successfully banning early-pregnancy abortions.
WATCH | Protests over Roe v. Wade reversal erupt throughout U.S.:
Protesters gathered throughout the USA at present to face up for abortion rights within the wake of the Supreme Court docket ruling on Roe v. Wade.
