Fri Jul 1, 2022 – 5:57 pm EDT
CLEVELAND (LifeSiteNews) – Several Ohio companies have announced that they will pay the travel expenses of employees seeking an abortion after the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health last Friday.
The announcements come as a result of the heartbeat law in Ohio that bans abortions in the state at around six weeks of pregnancy. Among the companies that have announced that they will pay for travel expenses for abortion are Kroger, Giant Eagle, and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Kroger, a Cincinnati-based retail company, announced last week that it would pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses for any employee that sought an abortion.
In a statement released to WCPO, a Kroger spokesman said that “We invest in the whole person with a comprehensive benefits package that includes quality, affordable health care and travel benefits up to $4,000 to facilitate access to quality care for several categories of medical treatments and a full range of reproductive health care services, including abortion and fertility treatments, for company-plan participants.”
Giant Eagle, a Pittsburgh-based company that employs people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, will likewise cover $4,000 in travel
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