Voters upheld ballot measures to protect abortion rights and increase the minimum wage in Tuesday's election. Ballot measures to legalize marijuana garnered mixed results.
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Abortion Rights
Abortion access impacts employers and HR in myriad areas, including health benefits, paid and unpaid leave, recruiting, and retention.
Voters in California, Michigan and Vermont approved ballot measures enshrining abortion rights into their state constitutions, while those in the traditionally red states Montana and Kentucky rejected measures that would have restricted access to reproductive care. The votes signal strength to efforts to support abortion rights after the Supreme Court in June ruled to overturn the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to the procedure.
Kentucky voters rejected a ballot measure to declare there is no right to an abortion in the state constitution, similar to the Kansas measure that was rejected earlier this year. In Montana, voters rejected a ballot measure that would have required health care providers to give medical care to infants born alive after an abortion procedure.
California Measure
California voters approved language that would explicitly guarantee access to abortion and contraception in the state constitution. The state already had passed several measures aimed at easing access to abortion and set aside millions of taxpayer...
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