Tesla will pay travel costs for staff looking for abortion companies

Tesla is masking journey costs for employees looking for out-of-state abortions, becoming a member of the ranks of main firms who’ve launched an analogous policy to learn employees affected by new restrictions up to now few months.

The corporate said in its 2021 “ Impact Report ” launched Friday that it expanded its Safety Internet program and health insurance choices final year to include “journey and lodging support for those who may need to seek healthcare companies that are unavailable of their residence state.”

The car maker officially moved its company headquarters final 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 docket opinion that may abolish a nationwide right to an abortion.

Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers are taking intention at firms offering to help girls looking for abortions in states with much less restrictive laws.

Texas State Representative Briscoe Cain, a Republican, has said he would propose legislation barring native governments in the state from doing enterprise with any company that provides travel benefits for workers in search of abortions. Nationally, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill on Wednesday that would prohibit corporations from claiming tax deductions for such costs.

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk didn't instantly reply to a request for remark, however he tweeted in September that he believes “authorities ought to rarely impose its will upon the folks, and, when doing so, ought to aspire to maximize their cumulative happiness. That mentioned, I would like to remain out of politics.”