Tesla is protecting transportation prices for workers to get out-of-state abortions, becoming a member of the likes of Citigroup and Yelp as varied state rules have restricted entry to abortion.
The corporate mentioned in its 2021 impact report, launched on Friday, that it had begun providing “journey and lodging assist for many who might have to hunt healthcare companies which are unavailable of their house state” final 12 months.
Texas, the place Tesla relies, has a number of the nation’s most restrictive abortion legal guidelines. Final 12 months the state banned the process after about six weeks of being pregnant. In Congress, some lawmakers are already threatening actions towards corporations that supply such advantages, together with Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida.
Tesla’s different fertility advantages embrace I.V.F. and egg freezing, in addition to as much as $25,000 for each adoption and surrogacy. Tesla presents 16 weeks of paid household depart.
Since a draft opinion obtained by Politico and printed on Monday confirmed the Supreme Court docket’s intention to overturn Roe v. Wade, and the Court docket confirmed its veracity, corporations have been comparatively quiet.
Different corporations with workers in Texas have supplied to pay for transportation prices or assist in different methods; some have spoken out instantly about their perception in entry to abortion care.
Citigroup disclosed in March that it was protecting journey for workers looking for abortions outdoors their house state. Some 8,500 workers work for Citigroup in Texas. Yelp, which has simply over 200 workers in Texas, introduced in April that it will cowl bills for employees who wanted to journey out of state for abortions.
