Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Comcast and Sony to Cover Employee Travel Costs for Abortions After Roe v. Wade Overturned

variety.com:

Paramount, Disney, Netflix, Comcast, Sony and Conde Nast will cover the travel costs for employees seeking abortions following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v.

Wade, Variety has confirmed.Disney reached out to employees Friday to state they recognize the “impact” of the Supreme Court’s decision and “remain committed to providing comprehensive access to quality and affordable care” for all Disney employees and their families, which includes family planning and reproductive care, “no matter where they live.”For Disney employees unable to access a medical service, including abortions, in one location, they have a travel benefit that allows for “affordable coverage for receiving similar levels of care in another location.” “Netflix offers a travel reimbursement coverage for full-time U.S.

employees and their dependents who need to travel for cancer treatment, transplants, gender affirming care, or abortion – through our U.S.

health plans,” a Netflix spokesperson told Variety. “This is a $10,000 lifetime allowance per employee and/or their dependents per service.”Variety has confirmed that Comcast has a travel benefit that covers Comcast and NBCUniversal employees’s medical services and procedures that aren’t available near an employee’s home.Sony employees in the U.S.