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The global coffee chain joins Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) and a small but growing list of other companies to offer the benefit as some U.S. states impose tighter restrictions on abortion..
The issue gained urgency after Politico published a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court showing that a conservative majority of justices supported overturning the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide
“Like many of you, I’m deeply concerned by the draft Supreme Court opinion related to the constitutional right to abortion that was first established by Roe v. Wade,” wrote Sara Kelly, a human resources executive.
The benefit also applies to the dependents of employees, the memo said.
