Lyft and Uber will cover the legal fees of drivers on their respective ride-sharing platforms who get sued under Texas' new restrictive abortion law, CEOs say.
, Lyft described the law as"incompatible with people’s basic rights to privacy, our community guidelines, the spirit of rideshare, and our values as a company."
“We want to be clear: Drivers are never responsible for monitoring where their riders go or why. Imagine being a driver and not knowing if you are breaking the law by giving someone a ride,”said. “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.
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