(Reuters) – Walmart, the largest private employer in the United States, has filed a Supreme Court landmark Roe v. Wade, who legalized the procedure nationwide.
In a memo sent Friday to the 1.6 million U.S. employees seen by Reuters, the retailer said its own health plan now “covers abortion when there is a risk of maternal health, rape or incest, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage or baby failure”. survival of the fetus outside the womb.”
According to the memo, company employees and family members will also pay travel expenses if they cannot access a closed legal proceeding within a 100-mile radius of their location.
A number of other companies, such as JPMorgan Chase, Amazon.com, and Walt Disney, have also expanded their insurance policies to provide travel benefits to US employees who need access to state abortion services.
source: Noticias