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- Uber and Lyft said they’ll pay the legal fees of drivers sued under Texas’s new abortion law.
- Under the law, anyone who transports a woman to receive an abortion after six weeks of gestation can be sued.
- “Drivers are never responsible for monitoring where their riders go or why,” Lyft said in a statement.
Uber and Lyft will cover any legal fees incurred by their drivers if they were sued for taking passengers to receive an abortion after six weeks of gestation under Texas’ harsh new abortion law.
“Drivers are never responsible for monitoring where their riders go or why,” Lyft said in a statement Friday. “Imagine being a driver and not knowing if you are breaking the law by giving someone a ride. Similarly, riders never have to justify, or even share, where they are going and why.
“Imagine being a pregnant woman trying to get to a healthcare appointment and not knowing if your driver will cancel on you for fear of breaking a law. Both are completely unacceptable,” the ride-share company added…
