Walmart Caves: Announces It Will Cover the Cost of an Abortion and Pay for Staff to Travel to Obtain One

Emily Mangiaracina : Aug 24, 2022
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[Walmart's] headquarters are located in Arkansas, where abortion is now banned in all cases except those necessary to save the life of the mother.

[LifeSiteNews.com] Walmart told its employees on Friday that it will now cover the cost of abortion and related travel expenses in cases up until the point of "fetal viability." (Image: Pixabay)

The health care plans of the largest private employer in the US will now pay for abortion "when there is a health risk to the mother, rape or incest, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage or lack of fetal viability," according to an internal memo, as reported by CNBC.

The company will also pay the cost of travel for an abortion if an employee or their family member who is insured through Walmart cannot legally obtain one within 100 miles of their residence.

While the point of fetal viability is not clear-cut, and has shifted down in recent years due to technological advances, medical consensus now sets it at 23-24 weeks. The great majority of abortions are performed well before the period of viability... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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