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Following the news of a leaked draft opinion on May 2 indicating that the Supreme Court will overturn 1973’s Roe v. Wade, several leading film industry titans have vowed to financially support employee travel to provide healthcare for women.
On May 4, United Talent Agency announced it would reimburse employees for travel expenses related to reproductive health services if not available in their state of residence, as Variety reported. UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer wrote that “several states have already introduced restrictive legislation, and the draft Supreme Court ruling leaked yesterday, if it comes to pass, could make abortion illegal in more than half of the country.”
Amazon similarly shared that staffers will be reimbursed up to $4,000 in travel expenses for non-life-threatening medical treatments that include abortion. A message sent to employees (via Reuters) said the new healthcare benefit would apply if an operation could not be performed within 100 miles of their residence. The benefit goes into effect in January 2023.
Lyft and Uber previously waived legal fees for drivers sued under Texas’ new law limiting access to abortions, which went into effect last September.
Politico posted the draft penned by Justice Alito that argued Roe was “egregiously wrong from the start” to make female bodily autonomy legal on the federal level. The memo continued, “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”
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