Tesla pays travel costs for staff looking for abortion providers

Tesla is overlaying journey costs for employees looking for out-of-state abortions, joining the ranks of major corporations who’ve launched an identical policy to learn 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 Web program and medical health insurance offerings final yr to incorporate “travel and lodging support for those who may need to hunt healthcare companies which can be unavailable of their dwelling state.”

The car maker officially moved its corporate headquarters final 12 months from Silicon Valley to Texas, which handed a regulation 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 Court opinion that will abolish a nationwide proper to an abortion.

In the meantime, Republican lawmakers are taking purpose at companies offering to assist ladies seeking abortions in states with less restrictive laws.

Texas State Consultant Briscoe Cain, a Republican, has stated he would suggest laws barring local governments within the state from doing enterprise with any firm that provides journey advantages for workers searching for abortions. Nationally, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio launched a invoice on Wednesday that will prohibit firms from claiming tax deductions for such costs.

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk didn't immediately reply to a request for comment, but he tweeted in September that he believes “authorities ought to hardly ever 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.”