Since the fall of Roe v Wade a year ago, returning the issue of abortion rights to the states has resulted in chaos–and created an unfunded burden for employers. Currently, 24 states restrict abortion access, and of those, 14 ban most abortions. In the 100 days post-Roe, 90% of counties did not have a facility that provided abortion, and 48% of women in America aged 15–44 lived in these counties.
In the aftermath of the leak and subsequent ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, hundreds of companies sought to mitigate harm to workers by adapting benefits to support travel or healthcare costs out of state in anticipation of the aftermath of abortion restrictions and bans.
