Yahoo News reports:
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton says he is planning to prosecute corporations that pay for employees to travel interstate to access abortion care. “It’s actually a new concept for us — these corporations deciding to pay for people to go get their abortions,” Mr Paxton said in an interview with NewsNation.
He said the penalties for businesses that support their employees having abortions could be in excess of $100,000. “We’re looking at that literally as we speak,” he said.
Dozens of American companies including Disney, Apple, JP Morgan Chase, Adidas and Airbnb are guaranteeing abortion benefits for their employees in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court voting to overturn Roe v Wade.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office is looking into fining Texas based businesses “over $100,000” each time they pay for an employee to obtain an out-of-state abortion. pic.twitter.com/SHD0QNyZgE
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