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Austin businesses react to Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

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Austin businesses react to Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
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Abortion opponents cheered the news that Roe v. Wade was being overturned, but supporters of women's right to choose to terminate a pregnancy were up in arms. That included a growing chorus of corporate interests that that have decried limiting abortion as an assault on women's reproductive rights — and in some cases as an economic issue that could impact site selection decisions.

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