After the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to annul the protection of the right to abortion, in force in that country since 1973, there have been multiple reactions from American celebrities, politicians, entities and companies.
This is the case of large multinationals of American origin that took a step forward and They offered their workers to reimburse the cost of the trip to access a legal abortion in the country.
Let us remember that the ruling of the high court allows each state to decide whether to maintain or prohibit abortion, before which vetoes and restrictions have been automatically approved, some even with the possibility of jail, which come into force this Friday or in a few weeks in many Conservative government regions.
in the financial sector
For example, The largest US bank, JPMorgan Chase, said it will cover its employees’ travel to states that allow abortions in the country.
The ‘CNBC’ channel agreed to an internal communication from the financial entity to its staff in which it announced that as of July they will have “additional benefits covered” in the company’s medical insurance, including travel for services that “can only be obtained away from homeLike a legal abortion.
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JPMorgan, with nearly 270,000 employees, joins in this policy another large Wall Street bank, Citigroup -run by a woman, Jane Fraser- and companies from other sectors, especially technology, which have taken support measures, such as Amazon , Lyft, Uber, Salesforce or Match.
in the entertainment industry
Likewise, the entertainment giant Walt Disney recognized the impact of the measure and assured that is committed to providing extensive medical services to its employees, regardless of where they live, and that it will cover travel related to family planning and pregnancy.
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For their part, the directors of Netflix explained in an interview with the magazine ‘Variety’ that their full-time employees in the US have a lifetime benefit of 10,000 dollars (more than 41 million Colombian pesos) to reimburse the cost of cancer treatment trips, transplants, sex reassignment treatments or abortions through the company’s insurance.
in the technology sector
Meta reported through the media that it is evaluating the possibility of reimbursing the value of those trips outside the states to access reproductive services to the extent permitted by law, mentioning the “legal complexities” of the matter.
More companies have spoken out in a similar way regarding the reproductive rights of their employees. That is the case of Tesla, which moved its headquarters a few months ago from the state of California to Texas, one of those that have prohibited abortion as soon as the Supreme Court ruling was published.
Among the group of firms that have publicly said that they offer coverage for these trips or Criticizing the repeal of federal abortion protections include Apple, Amazon, Paramount, Starbucks, Levi’s, Yelp, Buzzfeed, Condé Nast, Uber, Lyft, Mastercard and Match Group.
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However, the general pattern in corporate America has been to remain silent on abortion since a Supreme Court draft was leaked in May indicating the possibility that this service would soon be outlawed, and the growing restrictions in states with conservative governments such as Texas.
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*With information from EFE
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