Starbucks to add abortion travel coverage to U.S. health benefits

May 16 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) will reimburse U.S. workers if they have to travel more than 100 miles from their houses to acquire an abortion, in keeping with a memo despatched to employees on Monday.

The global coffee chain joins Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and a small however rising list of different companies to offer the benefit as some U.S. states impose tighter restrictions on abortion. read more .

The issue gained urgency after Politico printed a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court docket exhibiting that a conservative majority of justices supported overturning the Roe v. Wade determination that legalized abortion nationwide learn more

"Like many of you, I’m deeply concerned by the draft Supreme Courtroom opinion related to the constitutional proper to abortion that was first established by Roe v. Wade," wrote Sara Kelly, a human resources executive.

The profit also applies to the dependents of workers, the memo said.

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Reporting by Hilary Russ Enhancing by Chizu Nomiyama

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