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

Might 16 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) will reimburse U.S. staff if they have to travel more than 100 miles from their homes to obtain an abortion, according to a memo sent to workers on Monday.

The global coffee chain joins Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and a small however rising listing of different corporations to supply the profit as some U.S. states impose tighter restrictions on abortion. read more .

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

"Like a lot of you, I’m deeply involved by the draft Supreme Court docket opinion associated to the constitutional right to abortion that was first established by Roe v. Wade," wrote Sara Kelly, a human resources executive.

The profit additionally applies to the dependents of workers, the memo mentioned.

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Reporting by Hilary Russ Editing by Chizu Nomiyama

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