The Walt Disney Company announced that it will cover travel expenses for its employees seeking family planning or reproductive care in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that invalidated the right to abortion.
The company told its employees that it recognizes the impact of the Court's ruling and remains committed to providing comprehensive access to quality health care - including family planning and reproductive care, according to a Disney spokesperson.
The benefits provided by the company will cover the cost of employees who need to travel to another location to access care, including abortion.
Disney employs about 80.000 employees at Walt Disney World in Florida, where Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning abortions after 15 weeks of gestation.
Florida's law, which is scheduled to take effect July 1, builds on Mississippi's 15-week ban, which was at the center of the Supreme Court decision.
As major companies like Amazon.com, Citigroup, Levi Strauss & Co. have publicly pledged to pay for employee travel for abortions after Politico had released the Court's draft opinion, Disney declined to take a position.
America's largest bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co, has also joined the growing list of major companies that will cover the costs for their US-based employees who have to travel to have a legal abortion.
Source: gazzetta.gr
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