Google just announced this new decision to start allowing their employees to move between states in response to the new decision made by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe V Wade. The company’s Chief People Officer, Fiona Cicconi said that workers will now be able to apply for relocation without justification and that those managing their requests would be aware of the situation. They also mentioned the benefits that workers get with their Google employee plan which covers medical procedures that aren’t available in the state where they live and work.

According to an email by Cicconi, “This is a profound change for the country that deeply affects so many of us, especially women, Everyone will respond in their way, whether that’s wanting space and time to process, speaking up, volunteering outside of work, not wanting to discuss it at all, or something else entirely”. According to the New York Times, as many as nearly 28 states could either ban or severely restrict access to abortions in the days and weeks ahead, and some states, like Texas, had also so-called trigger laws in place that went into effect immediately following the decision made on Friday.

The effects of such a big shift in American politics have also failed across tech as nearly mere hours after the Supreme Court announced their decision, Flo [The most widely used period tracking app] introduced a new anonymous mode and response to privacy concerns following the ruling. Companies like Meta have also reportedly told employees to not discuss the ruling openly.