4 ways to support employees who have lost access to abortion care

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The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has left 40 million Americans without safe access to reproductive healthcare — but employers are not without power.

Abortions are now banned or restricted in 14 states, including Texas, Idaho, Ohio, Georgia and Tennesse, while eight other states have bans in the making. In some states, healthcare providers and loved ones who help a patient receive what may be life-saving care may now face criminal charges for doing so. For anyone who can become pregnant in these states, their lives could be at stake.

Price first recommends company leaders do an inventory check of existing policies and benefits. Leaders should know if their employees’ health insurance accounts (like a flexible spending account) can cover reproductive health procedures, or if free contraception is included in their health coverage. 

Read more: How 10 benefit providers are offering support post-Roe v. Wade

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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