Starbucks to add abortion travel protection to U.S. well being advantages

Might 16 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) will reimburse U.S. staff if they must travel greater than 100 miles from their homes to obtain an abortion, according to a memo sent to workers on Monday.

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

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

"Like a lot of you, I’m deeply concerned by the draft Supreme Courtroom opinion associated to the constitutional right to abortion that was first established by Roe v. Wade," wrote Sara Kelly, a human assets executive.

The benefit also applies to the dependents of employees, the memo stated.

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Reporting by Hilary Russ Editing by Chizu Nomiyama

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