Tesla pays journey prices for staff seeking abortion providers

Tesla is overlaying travel prices for workers looking for out-of-state abortions, joining the ranks of major corporations who’ve launched an analogous coverage to benefit workers affected by new restrictions up to now few months.

The company stated in its 2021 “ Impact Report ” released Friday that it expanded its Security Net program and medical insurance offerings last 12 months to include “journey and lodging help for individuals who may have to seek healthcare providers that are unavailable of their residence state.”

The automobile maker formally moved its company headquarters final year from Silicon Valley to Texas, which handed a legislation banning abortions at roughly six weeks of pregnancy.

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 would abolish a nationwide proper to an abortion.

Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers are taking goal at firms providing to help girls in search of abortions in states with less restrictive legal guidelines.

Texas State Representative Briscoe Cain, a Republican, has said he would propose laws barring native governments in the state from doing enterprise with any firm that provides travel advantages for employees in search of abortions. Nationally, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio launched a bill on Wednesday that will prohibit companies from claiming tax deductions for such costs.

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