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Hollywood’s Major Studios Intend to Cover Abortion Costs After Roe v. Wade Reversal

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Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade Friday by informing employees that travel costs to obtain abortions or other reproductive health costs will be covered or reimbursed.

Disney, Sony, Paramount Global and Netflix are among the studios thus far that have informed employees or are preparing to inform staff that they will reimburse travel expenses for those looking to obtain abortions across state lines, should it be necessary, TheWrap has learned.TheWrap has reached out to other major Hollywood studios and will update this post as more responses come in. “Paramount will support – as we always have – the choices our employees make about their own health care.

This includes the reproductive health and family-building benefits that help make our company a welcoming place to work,” Paramount Global heads Bob Bakish and Nancy Philips said in part in a statement sent to staff.

A Netflix spokesperson said, “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.

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