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

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

The worldwide coffee chain joins Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and a small however rising list of different firms to supply the benefit as some U.S. states impose tighter restrictions on abortion. learn more .

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

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

The benefit additionally applies to the dependents of staff, the memo stated.

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Reporting by Hilary Russ Enhancing by Chizu Nomiyama

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