
Yelp joins growing list of companies offering workers help with abortion care
CNN
Yelp has joined a growing list of companies supporting abortion access for their employees in the face of state laws that effectively ban it.
In a statement Tuesday, the same day Oklahoma's governor signed a near-total abortion ban, Yelp said it would cover travel expenses for any of its employees or their dependents who are forced to seek abortion care out of state.
"We've long been a strong advocate for equality in the workplace, and believe that gender equality cannot be achieved if women's health care rights are restricted," said Miriam Warren, Yelp's chief diversity officer.

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