Tesla pays travel prices for workers seeking abortion providers

Tesla is masking journey costs for employees in search of out-of-state abortions, joining the ranks of main corporations who’ve launched the same policy to profit employees affected by new restrictions in the past few months.

The corporate stated in its 2021 “ Affect Report ” launched Friday that it expanded its Safety Web program and medical health insurance offerings last 12 months to include “journey and lodging assist for many who may need to seek healthcare services which might be unavailable of their dwelling state.”

The automobile maker officially moved its company headquarters last 12 months from Silicon Valley to Texas, which passed a law banning abortions at roughly six weeks of being pregnant.

Other states have since introduced new restrictions, and a political firestorm was set off this week with the leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that may abolish a nationwide proper to an abortion.

Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers are taking purpose at corporations providing to assist ladies searching for abortions in states with much less restrictive legal guidelines.

Texas State Representative Briscoe Cain, a Republican, has stated he would suggest laws barring native governments within the state from doing enterprise with any firm that gives journey advantages for employees searching for abortions. Nationally, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio launched a invoice on Wednesday that may prohibit corporations from claiming tax deductions for such costs.

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk did not immediately reply to a request for remark, but he tweeted in September that he believes “authorities should hardly ever impose its will upon the people, and, when doing so, should aspire to maximize their cumulative happiness. That stated, I would like to stay out of politics.”