Starbucks so as to add abortion journey protection to U.S. health advantages

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

The global coffee chain joins Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and a small however growing list of other companies to supply the benefit as some U.S. states impose tighter restrictions on abortion. read extra .

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

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

The profit also applies to the dependents of staff, the memo said.

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Reporting by Hilary Russ Editing by Chizu Nomiyama

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