KEY POINTS
  • Starbucks said Monday it will start covering eligible travel expenses for employees seeking abortions or gender-affirming procedures.
  • A handful of companies are offering to reimburse workers for travel costs related to abortions following the leak of a draft Supreme Court ruling that would strike down Roe v. Wade.
  • As of mid-March, 154 anti-trans bills have been introduced in state legislatures, seeking to limit access to health care, sports, bathrooms and education, according to NBC News.

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Starbucks said Monday it will start covering eligible travel expenses for employees seeking abortions or gender-affirming procedures.

The coffee chain joins Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Salesforce in offering to reimburse workers for travel costs related to abortions following the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would strike down Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that ensured the right to undergo the procedure. Other large companies, like Walmart and Disney, have overwhelmingly chosen to stay silent on the draft opinion.

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