Netflix And Other Streaming Giants Come Forward To Help Their Employees Following Roe V. Wade Overturn

Published 06/25/2022, 12:30 PM EDT

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Unfortunately, the Supreme Court of the United States has overturned the Roe v. Wade case. The Landmark judgment of 1973 established abortion as a part of constitutional rights. The court decision came out on June 24, 2022, which disrupted the minds of women residents in America. As the law says abortion will be an illegal act after it will take effect in several states of the country. However, most people including famous personalities seem to disagree with this decision. As many believe this law is a violation of women’s rights as a human. Surprisingly famous entertainment platforms like Netflix are extending a helping hand to their female employees in such a future crisis.

Netflix will support all the female employees against Roe v. Wade case

As stated by The Hollywood Reporter after the break of this abortion news in media all the big streaming companies have decided to help their female employees in covering travel expenses. Brands including Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony, Comcast, Paramount, WME, CAA, and UTA will be taking the responsibility for state travel costs. After this abortion ban law in the country, Netflix and others are going to change their healthcare policies for full-time women employees in the US. 

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For instance, Netflix is planning to offer a lifetime amount of $10,000 to employees who are suffering from cancer, transplants, gender-affirming care, or abortion. Whereas Disney has promised its employees to provide a satisfactory amount of travel reimbursement. If they could not access health-related services in their state including abortion. 

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Moreover, on the behalf of Paramount CEO Bob Bakish came forward to affirm their female employees.

“We have entered a moment of profound uncertainty. In the face of this uncertainty, we want to be very clear about what will not change at Paramount,” said his nationwide email.

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His email remarked that the company will cover the travel expenses for women. If the facility of abortion is not available in their town or state. On the other hand, the culture officer of Warner Bros emailed: “Given the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the likely elimination of access to abortions in some states, we are immediately expanding our healthcare benefits options.”

The company will provide not only the travel expenses for employees but also for her family who is traveling with her to another state for reproductive health issues. Therefore, all the web giants of America have voiced themselves by supporting their female employees in different times like these. And we can expect platforms like Netflix have given Americans a ray of hope that the majority of the people want this rule to be reversed.

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Shikha Arya

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Shikha Arya is an experienced entertainment writer at Netflix Junkie, having contributed over 1000 articles to the platform. She holds a Master's degree in English Literature from a prestigious university and has honed her writing skills over three years. Shikha's forte lies in crafting thought-provoking pieces about the lives of pop culture icons.

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