Prompted by the question marks currently surrounding abortion rights in the United States, several companies – including Levi Strauss, Airbnb and Tesla – have opted to take action to safeguard those rights. In the event that certain states restrict or prohibit abortion, these large US groups are considering covering travel expenses so that their employees can travel to another state where the procedure would be possible.
Fears that the right to abortion currently enjoyed in the US could be in jeopardy were sparked by a leaked document, written by conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito regarding the Roe v Wade ruling, which has guaranteed the right to abortion in the US since the 1970s. Alito, representing the majority of the Supreme Court, intends to overturn the ruling and leave it to each state to decide. Although the final ruling has not yet been handed down, some companies in the US are preparing t
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