One Proposed Ballot Measure for 2024
For the full list of referendums we’re tracking, see our home page.
Minimum Wage Increase Initiative
HOPED FOR BALLOT: November 5, 2024
See Ballotpedia page for more information and updates.
Current status: Signatures are still being verified; this is taking a long while. The sponsors mention an outdated petition on their home page, but give no information about the status of the current one.
Sponsors: Raise the Wage Ohio
See our blog post: Social Programs to Help the Poor are Pro-life
PostRoeFuture.com, a statement drafted by prominent pro-life activists and signed by hundreds more, released and publicized January 19, 2023. It says that governments need “to eliminate or reduce the significant economic and social pressures that we know drive women to seek abortion in the first place. ”
Pro-life Commentary
on Minimum Wage
Pregnancy Resource Centers will have an easier time working with pregnant women for prenatal care and new mothers for women’s and children’s health care. The more women are earning, the more PRCs can help. Also, the more the father and other family members are earning, the more PRCs can help.
Yet for those who never cross paths with the PRCs, a minimum wage increase means they feel more supported in choosing life. They have more practical resources available.
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