T-Mobile Promises To Pay Travel And Lodging Expenses Of Tennessee Employees Getting Abortions Out Of State

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The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] –

According to a company-wide email sent to all T-Mobile employees last month, the company will pay for costs associated with female employees traveling out of state to end the lives of their unborn children. CEO Mike Sievert sought to reassure employees after a leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade made news at the beginning of May.

Tennesseans who work at T-Mobile at any of the 25 locations throughout the state, would find abortion severely curtailed if Roe v. Wade is overturned due to “trigger” laws that Tennessee has enacted in recent years.

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In the email titled “Expanded Benefits To Support Our Team” Sievert wrote:

Your control of your healthcare matters to me and this company, and I want your voices and needs to be reflected in our benefits and support programs. So, in an effort to curb any stress or anxiety you may be feeling, I wanted to make sure you’re aware of the rich set of health and support benefits and programs that we have in place. Our benefits package was designed to offer a range of options to meet each team member’s unique and diverse personal health needs. It also continues to evolve as needs shift, and there are a few new additions I wanted to share.

First, we currently offer benefits that address a wide range of family planning and reproductive health services. Our medical plans have also long included travel and lodging coverage for procedures that may be difficult to receive locally, and this benefit has been recently expanded with UnitedHealthcare and Premera, to ensure it includes a full range of your health care needs.

Second, we continue to offer numerous time away from the office benefits for a wide range of health issues, including reproductive treatments. This includes PTO, Paid Family Leave, and more.

Third, we have emotional support benefits through LiveMagenta.com that are accessible to you and your family members anytime you need them. This includes therapy visits in-person or virtually, app-based therapy through TalkSpace, other mindfulness and mental health apps, and connections with support groups and other local resources.

I want to reinforce how important it is that you feel seen and supported by our company as we navigate this complex time. If you have any questions about your health benefits – whether about travel and lodging benefits, reproductive health care, or other health needs – you have a great support system in our Health Pro team, a health care concierge service that we offer to all employees…

As always, thank you so much for all you do. Please remember that this is a sensitive topic for all of us and our perspectives are not all the same. But we are all teammates and members of a special community, so let’s be kind and understanding of each other as we navigate what’s to come. 

T-Mobile joins Starbucks, Amazon, Citigroup, Apple, Yelp, Levi Strauss and others promising to aid female employees living in pro-life states in aborting their unborn babies.

A Rasmussen poll found that more Americans want Roe v. Wade overturned than want it to remain in place, 48 percent to 45 percent. And LifeNews highlighted 11 recent polls that show that the majority of Americans support stronger legal protection for the unborn that what Roe currently allows.

About the Author: Paula Gomes is a Tennessee resident and reporter for The Tennessee Conservative. You can reach Paula at paula@tennesseeconservativenews.com.