Tesla can pay travel costs for employees seeking abortion companies

Tesla is overlaying travel costs for employees seeking out-of-state abortions, joining the ranks of main companies who’ve launched an analogous policy to benefit employees affected by new restrictions previously few months.

The corporate mentioned in its 2021 “ Impact Report ” released Friday that it expanded its Security Web program and medical health insurance offerings final yr to incorporate “journey and lodging support for those who may have to hunt healthcare services which are unavailable in their home state.”

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

Different states have since launched new restrictions, and a political firestorm was set off this week with the leaked draft of a Supreme Court docket opinion that would abolish a nationwide right to an abortion.

In the meantime, Republican lawmakers are taking goal at corporations providing to help women searching for abortions in states with much less restrictive laws.

Texas State Representative Briscoe Cain, a Republican, has mentioned he would propose legislation barring native governments within the state from doing enterprise with any company that gives journey advantages for employees seeking abortions. Nationally, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio launched a bill on Wednesday that may prohibit corporations from claiming tax deductions for such costs.

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk didn't immediately respond to a request for remark, however he tweeted in September that he believes “authorities ought to rarely impose its will upon the people, and, when doing so, ought to aspire to maximise their cumulative happiness. That said, I would like to stay out of politics.”