- Today Walmart is the world’s leading retail chain.
- As part of its expansion, it already has 11,000 branches distributed in 28 countries.
- Given the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of the United States to criminalize abortion, Walmart has now modified the health coverage for its employees.
An obligation of all employers is the protection of their employees. The law establishes the minimum aspects but each company can offer additional benefits. This creates a better work environment and performance is usually higher. With this in mind, Walmart announced important changes regarding its support for abortion.
The chain with the most employees in the United States
First of all, this convenience store chain created in 1945 has achieved sustained growth over the years. Only today it already has more than 11 thousand branches distributed in 28 countries.
To date, it is considered the leader of the retail sales groups worldwide. Although one of the most important points is that it has more than two million employees. In fact, in the United States it is the company with the most employees.
Protection for women’s health and safe abortions
In that sense, the current context that the nation is going through made Walmart will modify the abortion coverage it offers its employees. In accordance with Washington Postpreviously only covered this medical service when “the health of the mother was in danger if the fetus were to come to term, if the fetus could not survive the birth process or death was imminent after birth.
While now the company announced an extension to protect its employees. In addition to the previous cases, it will now also cover abortion services “when there is a risk to the health of the mother, rape or incest, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion or lack of fetal viability.”
This update will only be applicable in the United States and another modification that you mention is the transportation support. In the event that the employee must move to another state to undergo a legal pregnancy termination, the company will now cover the expenses.
In this way, the Walmart’s position on abortion is clear. It is also a response to the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation to end a right that American women had for more than 50 years. As of this 2022, each entity has the power to decide if the interruption of pregnancy can be legal or if it should be penalized.
This judicial decision has caused multiple reactions of all kinds. In addition, it has also shown some unethical practices on the part of some companies. A few days ago it was reported that Google Maps offers wrong addresses when searching for abortion clinics.
Similarly, TikTok has been accused of allowing the posting of videos showing how to do home abortions. This type of content is very dangerous because it puts women’s health at risk and can cause deadly consequences.
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