Starbucks 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 greater than 100 miles from their properties to obtain an abortion, in response to a memo despatched to employees on Monday.

The global espresso chain joins Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and a small however growing checklist of different companies to supply the profit as some U.S. states impose tighter restrictions on abortion. read extra .

The problem gained urgency after Politico published a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court docket displaying that a conservative majority of justices supported overturning the Roe v. Wade choice that legalized abortion nationwide read more

"Like lots of you, I’m deeply involved 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 assets executive.

The profit additionally applies to the dependents of employees, the memo stated.

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Reporting by Hilary Russ Editing by Chizu Nomiyama

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