CBS News
Technology giant Google says workers who live in parts of the country where abortion is no longer legal after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade may relocate to states where their rights are protected, no questions asked, according to reports.
Google’s health insurance will also cover the cost of employees’ out-of-state abortion procedures for workers who travel across state lines to seek care.
“To support Googlers and their dependents, our U.S. benefits plan and health insurance covers out-of-state medical procedures that are not available where an employee lives and works,” Google’s chief people officer Fiona Cicconi said in a memo to employees, obtained by The Verge.
Google didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. The company operates 29 offices in the U.S., including in states where abortion is illegal or expected to be banned.
A host of companies in industries from technology to apparel have offered to cover travel costs for workers and their family members living in states where abortion is now illegal, as well as support for workers fighting for abortion rights….
