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I urge support for the ERA Now resolution (H.J. Res. 82) to direct the Archivist of the United States to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
Gender does not have the same legal protection as other constitutional classes, such as race, religion, or nationality. This constitutional double standard means that hard-won legislative and court victories against sex discrimination are not permanent and can be rolled back or difficult to enforce.
This lack of constitutional equality reaches every aspect of women's lives. The ERA would clarify, once and for all, that sex discrimination in education and employment, reproductive health, Social Security and more is a violation of constitutional rights.
Women in the United States have waited a century for the ERA to be codified. A majority of Americans support the ERA, which has had bipartisan and multigenerational support for decades. It is past time we take action to ensure constitutional equality for all. Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment today.
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