Ski area conglomerate Vail Resorts announced Wednesday it will expand its medical plan to support women seeking abortion, including a travel reimbursement package should the employee need to go out of state.
Vail is based in Colorado but operates in several states where access to abortion is now severely curtailed, including Utah where a trigger law passed in 2020 bans the procedure except when the mother’s life is at risk, the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest, or two doctors determine the fetus has a diagnosable abnormality defined by the law.
The trigger law is currently blocked by a judge but the 18-week ban is now in effect.
If Utah’s law takes effect, employees at Park City Mountain Resort, one of the largest ski areas in the U.S., will have to travel to Nevada or Colorado if they are seeking an abortion not permitted in the state.
But under Vail’s new policy the abortion will be covered by the company’s medical plan. The employee will also be eligible for a $4,000 travel reimbursement.
“We have tens of thousands of teammates in the U.S. spread across 16 states who now, because of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, will have varying access to reproductive healthcare,” the company posted on its Twitter account. “We believe everyone is entitled to make choices about their own reproductive health, no matter where they live.”
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