Tesla pays journey prices for employees searching for abortion providers

Tesla is overlaying travel costs for workers searching for out-of-state abortions, joining the ranks of major firms who’ve launched the same coverage to profit workers affected by new restrictions up to now few months.

The company stated in its 2021 “ Affect Report ” launched Friday that it expanded its Security Web program and medical health insurance choices final 12 months to incorporate “travel and lodging help for those who might have to hunt healthcare providers which are unavailable of their residence state.”

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

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

Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers are taking goal at corporations offering to assist ladies searching for abortions in states with much less restrictive laws.

Texas State Consultant Briscoe Cain, a Republican, has mentioned he would propose laws barring local governments in the state from doing enterprise with any firm that provides journey benefits for employees looking for abortions. Nationally, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio launched a bill on Wednesday that will prohibit firms from claiming tax deductions for such prices.

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk did not immediately reply to a request for comment, however he tweeted in September that he believes “authorities should not often impose its will upon the folks, and, when doing so, ought to aspire to maximize their cumulative happiness. That said, I would like to stay out of politics.”