Apple responds to Roe v. Wade rollback, company benefits cover out-of-state travel for reproductive care
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The statement comes as corporations around the country, including Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta are committing to pay for employees to travel to receive abortions if they are in states where it is banned after the Supreme Courts decision on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, rolling back the federal right to receive an abortion. "As weve said before, we support our employees rights to make their own decisions regarding their reproductive health. For more than a decade, Apples comprehensive benefits have allowed our employees to travel out-of-state for medical care if it is unavailable in their home state," an Apple spokesperson told CNBC. In September, Apple said in an internal memo that it was monitoring legal proceedings about abortion laws in Texas, and said at the time that the companys benefits give employees the ability to get medical care out-of-state if its unavailable in their home state. Separately, the decision overturning Roe v. Wade has highlighted health apps and the concern over the data they collect, such as menstrual cycle tracking, which some advocates say could be used to prosecute people who seek abortions in states where it is illegal.
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