If Roe is overturned, legislatures in 26 states have pending laws indicating that they intend to ban abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights. Wade.ĬNN has not independently confirmed the Politico report, and a Supreme Court spokesperson declined to comment.
And it comes just hours after a bombshell report by Politico indicated the Supreme Court is prepared to overturn Roe v. The company’s announcement echoes similar moves by Citigroup, Yelp, Uber and Lyft to help employees bypass Republican-led efforts in several states to effectively ban abortion.
An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the nature of the Reuters report to CNN Business. The company told staff it would pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses annually for medical treatments including abortions, according to a message seen by Reuters. For many of those women, employers’ benefit packages may be the only way they can soon afford a legal abortion.Īmazon became the latest corporation to cover employees’ travel costs to seek abortion care. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized the procedure nationwide. (CNN) - Millions of women in more than 25 states face an abortion ban if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v.