Much like they did in Texas, Lyft and Uber have pledged to cowl drivers sued underneath Oklahoma’s forthcoming . The so-called Heartbeat Act prohibits most abortions after six weeks of being pregnant – a timeframe earlier than many ladies know they’re pregnant.

And like its Texas counterpart, SB8, the laws permits personal people to sue anybody who assists a girl trying to skirt the ban, together with rideshare drivers who face fines of as much as $10,000. The Oklahoma House handed SB1503 on Thursday, and Governor Kevin Stitt is predicted to signal the invoice someday inside the subsequent few days.

On Friday, Lyft CEO Logan Green mentioned the corporate would prolong its dedication, first introduced in , to cowl 100% of authorized charges for drivers sued underneath SB8 to incorporate these impacted by SB1503. Additionally, Green mentioned Lyft was working with healthcare suppliers to create a program to cowl the price of rides for out-of-state abortion care. The firm additionally plans to cowl journey prices for insured staff, if these legal guidelines power them to journey greater than 100 miles to search out care.

“Women’s access to health care is under attack again, this time in Oklahoma,” Green . “We believe transportation shouldn’t be a barrier to accessing healthcare and it’s our duty to support both our rider and driver communities.” Women’s well being activists

After Green’s tweet, Uber mentioned it will supply related protections for drivers. “Like in TX, we intend to cover all legal fees for any driver sued under this law while they’re driving,” a spokesperson for the corporate advised .