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Quixote1818

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Sat Jun 25, 2022, 02:12 PM Jun 2022

These governors believe their states' abortion-rights stances can lure businesses

Published: June 24, 2022 at 5:46 p.m. ET
By Levi Sumagaysay

Companies ‘want to be in a place where they can recruit good workers,’ Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont tells MarketWatch after the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade

As the nation faces a post-Roe v. Wade reality, some Democratic governors are playing up abortion protections in their states to try to entice companies to move there.

Touting their abortion laws as a selling point, the governors of California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Connecticut are pitching their states to potential defectors from other states that already have or will likely ban most or all abortions in response to Friday’s Supreme Court ruling.

“I’m not sure a CEO will choose a state because it’s pro- or anti-choice,” Gov. Ned Lamont of Connecticut said Friday in an interview with MarketWatch. “But I do know they want to be in a place where they can recruit good workers. And people, especially young people, will gravitate to a place that will protect women.”

Within the past few years, Lamont has written letters to businesses in states where abortion rights have been curtailed, and he continues to highlight the state’s values. “Do companies ask about the price of energy? Yes,” he said. “Do they ask about whether a place is welcoming for women? Absolutely.”

More: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-governors-believe-their-states-pro-abortion-stances-can-lure-businesses-11656107201

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These governors believe their states' abortion-rights stances can lure businesses (Original Post) Quixote1818 Jun 2022 OP
For those working remotely, the physical location of the employer is unimportant MichMan Jun 2022 #1

MichMan

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1. For those working remotely, the physical location of the employer is unimportant
Sat Jun 25, 2022, 02:56 PM
Jun 2022

For those commuing to work. it may be that large numbers of people relocate to pro choice states, making the labor pool larger, but no one knows if that will happen or not.

It seems more likely they would stay put and travel out of state if they ever needed abortion services, especially if their employer was paying for it.

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