Starbucks so as to add abortion travel coverage to U.S. health benefits

Might 16 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) will reimburse U.S. workers if they have to travel more than 100 miles from their properties to acquire an abortion, in line with a memo sent to workers on Monday.

The global coffee chain joins Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and a small but growing record of other firms to supply the profit as some U.S. states impose tighter restrictions on abortion. learn extra .

The issue gained urgency after Politico published a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Courtroom displaying that a conservative majority of justices supported overturning the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide read extra

"Like lots of you, I’m deeply concerned by the draft Supreme Court opinion related to the constitutional right to abortion that was first established by Roe v. Wade," wrote Sara Kelly, a human resources govt.

The benefit also applies to the dependents of workers, the memo mentioned.

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Reporting by Hilary Russ Enhancing by Chizu Nomiyama

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