Lyft And Uber Will Pay Drivers’ Legal Fees If They’re Sued Under Texas Abortion Law

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Lyft said it would pay the legal fees for any of its drivers sued under Texas’ new abortion law, which it called «incompatible with company values. Uber quickly followed suit.

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Bumble And Match Leaders Set Up Funds For People Affected By The Texas Abortion Ban

Green described the law on Twitter as «an attack on women’s access to healthcare and on their right to choose.

He said Lyft is also donating $1 million to Planned Parenthood «to ensure that transportation is never a barrier to healthcare access.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said on Twitter that Uber would follow Lyft’s lead.

«Team @Uber is in too and will cover legal fees in the same way. Thanks for the push, he wrote, quoting Green’s announcement of Lyft’s driver defense fund.

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The Texas-based dating app Bumble said this week it’s creating a fund to support reproductive rights and help people seeking abortions in the state. The CEO of Match, which owns dating apps including Tinder and is also based in Texas, said she would personally create a fund to help employees and their dependents who are affected by the law.