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As a result, Google has informed its US employees that they can relocate to states where abortion is legal so that they can continue working for the company

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Employees in the United States who want to relocate to a state where abortion is legal can do so, according to Google Image Source Google has informed its American employees that they will be able to relocate to another state without any questions asked in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade , which eliminates the constitutional right to abortion. "Out-of-state medical procedures that are not available where an employee lives and works" are covered by Google's US benefits plan and health insurance, Fiona Cicconi, the internet company's chief people officer, wrote in a memo on Friday. This means that, in addition to having the option of relocating "without justification," Google employees can also "apply for relocation without justification." Moreover, Cicconi wrote, Google will "continue working to make information on reproductive healthcare accessible across our products and to continue our work to prot...