The number of U.S. employers offering travel benefits for abortion services is expected to double over the next few years in the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision.

A new survey by global advisory, brokering, and solutions company WTW reveals that more than a third of respondents (35 percent) currently offer travel and lodging benefits for elective and medically necessary abortions, while another 16 percent of employers plan to do so in 2023. Another 21 percent are considering adding such benefits.

The survey, which polled 305 U.S. employers, also found that nearly half (44 percent) of employers which offer, or plan to offer, travel benefits for abortion services—or for any other medical procedures, including transplant, bariatric, and musculoskeletal surgeries; gender affirmation; or fertility services—have enhanced those benefits in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling. Another 46 percent are planning to enhance, or considering enhancing, these benefits in the future. What's more, 86 percent of employers align their travel and lodging benefits for abortion services with travel and lodging benefits for other procedures.