Last week the US Supreme Court made the decision to overturn Roe V. Wade removing the right to a legal abortion in the United States. Since then protests have erupted and fears have spread as a result of uncertainty about the future.

In a bid to allay fears and anxiety among its employees, Google has come out and reiterated the company’s health policy. More than that, Google has said that employees can move to a state with abortion rights, no questions asked. This is per an email sent out by chief people officer at Google, Fiona Cicconi, seen by The Verge.

“To support Googlers and their dependents, our US benefits plan and health insurance covers out-of-state medical procedures that are not available where an employee lives and works. Googlers can also apply for relocation without justification, and those overseeing this process will be aware of the situation,” explained Cicconi.

This isn’t a new policy but in light of recent events, it’s important to remind employees they have options.

While the Supreme Court’s decision removes the right to a legal abortion, abortion is not illegal in the United States. Instead, each state will need to make its own laws regarding the matter. However, the overturning of Roe v. Wade now makes it harder for women to get abortions, even abortions that could save their lives in half of the states in the United States. Hours after the Supreme Court’s decision, multiple states made it illegal to have an abortion.

There are also fears that the government will monitor citizens, especially women during pregnancy. One of the major concerns we’ve seen raised is the fact that if a woman so much as searches the word “abortion” or anything related to it online and then complications arise, she could find herself in prison. We highly recommend reading Jia Tolentino’s piece on this matter published in The New Yorker at the weekend.

Google has asked its employees to be cognisant of the decision and how it may affect their peers.

“Equity is extraordinarily important to us as a company, and we share concerns about the impact this ruling will have on people’s health, lives, and careers. We will keep working to make information on reproductive healthcare accessible across our products and continue our work to protect user privacy,” wrote Cicconi.