The CEO of the company that owns some of the largest dating apps is personally creating a fund for employees in Texas who may need to seek abortions out of state.
Shar Dubey, CEO of Dallas-based Match Group, told employees about the fund in an internal memo. Match Group owns the country’s most popular dating app, Tinder, along with OkCupid, Hinge, Match.com, and many others. The fund comes after Texas enacted a restrictive abortion law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy without rape and incest exceptions.
“As I have said before, the company generally does not take political stands unless it is relevant to our business. But in this instance, I personally, as a woman in Texas, could not keep silent,” Dubey told employees in the memo, according to Bloomberg.
She said that the law, which also allows people to file civil lawsuits against those who provide abortions or who aid or abet abortions after the detection of a heartbeat, is “highly punitive” and “unfair.” The fund will cover the costs of employees and their dependents to seek out abortions outside of the Lone Star State.
Bumble, which is also among the largest dating apps in the country, also announced it was creating a fund because of the Texas legislation. Bumble is unique in that only females can initiate a conversation on the app.
“Starting today, Bumble has created a relief fund supporting the reproductive rights of women and people across the gender spectrum who seek abortions in Texas,” the Austin-based company said over Twitter. “Bumble is women-founded and women-led, and from day one we’ve stood up for the most vulnerable. We’ll keep fighting against regressive laws like [the Texas bill].”
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The Supreme Court voted 5-4 Wednesday night to deny an emergency request to block the bill from going into effect.
When contacted by the Washington Examiner, the Match Group declined to comment beyond what was in the memo. Bumble did not immediately provide a response.
