{"id":1621355,"date":"2022-08-25T18:34:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T22:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1621355"},"modified":"2022-08-25T18:34:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T22:34:43","slug":"uber-accused-of-using-abortion-activism-to-mask-horrifying-behavior-toward-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uber-accused-of-using-abortion-activism-to-mask-horrifying-behavior-toward-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber Accused Of Using Abortion Activism To Mask \u2018Horrifying\u2019 Behavior Toward Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuber-accused-of-using-abortion-activism-to-mask-horrifying-behavior-toward-women%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1621355&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/uber\">Uber<\/a> is being accused of using abortion activism to cover up the company\u2019s alleged mistreatment of women.<\/p>\n<p>A new ad campaign launched Thursday by the conservative organization Consumer\u2019s Research hones in on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/07\/13\/uber-sued-by-more-than-500-women-over-sexual-assault-claims.html\">allegations that female Uber passengers<\/a> in multiple states have been \u201ckidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked\u201d by their Uber drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Consumer\u2019s Research accuses Uber of attempting to mask these allegations through its abortion activism \u2014 such as Uber\u2019s promise to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/supreme-court-decision-roe-v-wade-6-24-2022\/card\/uber-lyft-others-to-support-employees-traveling-out-of-state-for-abortion-vtYQJSQ5KFZppFnOXQGF\">cover travel expenses for employee out of state abortions<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/09\/03\/lyft-will-cover-legal-fees-for-drivers-sued-under-texas-abortion-law.html\">the legal fees<\/a> of drivers sued under Texas\u2019s abortion law (these drivers would only be held liable under the law if there was proof that the driver knew that his passenger was on her way to abort her unborn baby that had a heartbeat).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUber\u2019s woke leadership is attempting to hide behind the fig leaf of funding abortion travel for employees rather than fixing serious problems such as sexual assaults on customers and subjecting pregnant workers to discrimination and unsafe working conditions,\u201d said the organization\u2019s executive director, Will Hild.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is that Uber\u2019s behavior toward women has been nothing short of horrifying, and assuming that paying for abortion expenses is somehow going to make it all better is manipulative and extremely misguided,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uber?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Uber<\/a> pretends to care about women by helping pay for abortions, but we know the truth\u2026<\/p>\n<p>(thread) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wiXffchbq3\">pic.twitter.com\/wiXffchbq3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Will Hild (@WillHild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillHild\/status\/1562771852900335616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That ad, which will air nationally, specifically in San Francisco where Uber is headquartered, and in prominent business hubs like New York City and Washington D.C, is part of the\u00a0multi-million dollar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/consumersresearch.org\/consumersfirst\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/consumersresearch.org\/consumersfirst\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661531070737000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2u24df22Ky9XsuJ5N9exJG\">Consumers First Initiative<\/a>\u00a0honing in on woke capitalism at play in corporations like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aboutblackrock.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/aboutblackrock.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661531070737000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1imQI0bz9unR0GUB-jbWZb\">BlackRock,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tDWLSAdf48o\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DtDWLSAdf48o&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661531070737000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Sg3Ks-hmOi515Eg_kfDG-\">Nike<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pEZe4uZR4l8\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DpEZe4uZR4l8&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661531070737000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0711JOG9B_16nqDYs1MVId\">Coca-Cola<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fg89CSkoSuI\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DFg89CSkoSuI&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661531070737000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2R7KpOt3sWz0hrJ1nIUi5H\">American Airlines<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e4zTbGzWAJ0\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3De4zTbGzWAJ0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661531070737000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ziX5qnumZM070phi6nWm3\">TicketMaster<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8Rkg9HD9AMw\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3D8Rkg9HD9AMw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1661531070737000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2sf7fMnb5olSW53Rkck_aH\">Major League Baseball<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUber pretends they care about women\u201d by \u201chelping pay for abortions,\u201d the ad said. \u201cBut we know the truth. Protect your customers. Stop serving woke politicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire. The company currently faces a lawsuit from hundreds of women claiming to have been assaulted by Uber drivers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The truth: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uber?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Uber<\/a>\u2019s behavior toward women has been nothing short of horrifying.<\/p>\n<p>And assuming that paying for abortion expenses is somehow going to make it all better is manipulative and extremely misguided.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wiXffchbq3\">pic.twitter.com\/wiXffchbq3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Will Hild (@WillHild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillHild\/status\/1562772953343094784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs early as 2014, Uber became aware that its drivers were sexually assaulting and raping female passengers; nevertheless, in the eight years since, sexual predators driving for Uber have continued to attack passengers, including the plaintiffs whose claims were alleged in today\u2019s action,\u201d the Slater Slater Schulman law firm said of the lawsuit in a July press release.<\/p>\n<p>Following news of the lawsuit, Uber said that the company could not comment on pending litigation but promised to \u201ckeep safety at the heart of our work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the firm claims to be representing at least 550 women with cases \u2014 the law firm has only filed 12 to date,\u201d Uber said at the time. \u201cThey have not been able to provide any critical incident details for us to identify a connection to the Uber platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OnlyOnUber?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OnlyOnUber<\/a> do women have to fear for their safety\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>Because <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uber?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Uber<\/a> would rather virtue signal about abortion than actually address the hundreds of reported sexual assaults that happen on their platform.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wiXffchbq3\">pic.twitter.com\/wiXffchbq3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Will Hild (@WillHild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillHild\/status\/1562817914327437325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The law firm told CNBC that it had filed 24 claims as of late July, reiterating that it was representing 550 clients who are accusing Uber of sexual assault, and noting that at least 150 more assault claims are being investigated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cases have been and will continue to be filed in multi-party complaints, which means they are not filed all at once as they would in a class action,\u201d the firm said.<\/p>\n<p>In its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uber.com\/newsroom\/2022-us-safety-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second safety report<\/a>, released about two weeks before the lawsuit, Uber said that it had received\u00a03,824 reports of sexual assault in 2019 and 2020. These sexual assault reports reportedly ranging from \u201cnon-consensual kissing of a non-sexual body part\u201d to \u201cnon-consensual sexual penetration,\u201d or rape, Uber said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uber is being accused of using abortion activism to cover up the company\u2019s alleged mistreatment of women. 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