Tesla pays journey costs for employees seeking abortion providers

Tesla is protecting journey prices for employees in search of out-of-state abortions, joining the ranks of main corporations who’ve introduced an identical coverage to learn employees affected by new restrictions prior to now few months.

The corporate said in its 2021 “ Impact Report ” launched Friday that it expanded its Security Internet program and health insurance offerings last yr to incorporate “journey and lodging help for individuals who may have to seek healthcare companies that are unavailable in their home state.”

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

Different 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 might abolish a nationwide right to an abortion.

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

Texas State Consultant Briscoe Cain, a Republican, has stated he would propose legislation barring local governments within the state from doing enterprise with any firm that provides travel advantages for employees seeking abortions. Nationally, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio launched a bill on Wednesday that would prohibit corporations from claiming tax deductions for such costs.

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk didn't instantly respond to a request for comment, but he tweeted in September that he believes “authorities ought to not often impose its will upon the folks, and, when doing so, should aspire to maximise their cumulative happiness. That stated, I would like to stay out of politics.”