April 2, 2024. This presentation is a follow-up to our December 19, 2023 presentation "What's Up With the Equal Rights Amendment?" There, we we discussed in greater detail how the ERA is ratified, why we desperately need it published as the 28th Amendment, and what we need to do to get it over the finish line. You may watch the December 19th presentation HERE. We will update this blog to include the link to today's presentation as soon as it is available. Please share the links far and wide.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
If you are interested in helping us get the ERA over the finish line, PLEASE:
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Additional Background Materials and Resources
Here are additional resources to share as we spread the word:
For a primer on the ERA and current summary, see How the Equal Rights Amendment Protects Reproductive and Gender Affirming Care.
The 12/5/23 Letter from 84 diverse organizations and medical associations urging President Biden to publish the ERA contains an excellent summary of why we need ERA publication immediately.
See this summary for additional details on How State ERAs Protect Reproductive Rights
To better understand why we cannot "Restore Roe" after the Dobbs decision without the Equal Rights Amendment, see Can't Codify Roe Without the ERA.
The significance of the Allegheny Reproductive Health Center decision, where the PA Supreme Court held that abortion restrictions constitute sex-based discrimination and are presumed to violate the PA ERA. Proof of its significance -- look at the response from the opposition. Here are the Heritage Foundation's 3/5/24 Commentary on the PA Supreme Court's decision on the ERA in Allegheny, as well as the National Right to Life Committee's 2/14/24 Special Report on the ERA, both of which were issued in the wake of the Allegheny decision.
The DWC's Executive Action Agenda That Works For Women -- the US Congressional Democratic Women's Caucus urges the President to instruct the Archivist to publish the ERA. See page 12.
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As always, please contact me with any questions. Thank you!
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
202-669-4024