[[link removed]] Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights
April 26, 2023
From the ongoing fight for abortion rights and access, to elections, to the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment, there are a multitude of battles to keep up with. In this weekly roundup, find the absolute need-to-know news for feminists.
Ahead of the First ERA Senate Vote in 40 Years, a Nationwide Petition Launches [[link removed]]
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BY ROXY SZAL | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) just announced the first vote on the Equal Rights Amendment in the Senate in 40 years.
“The founding document has never been interpreted to guarantee that the rights of women and the rights of men as a class are simply equal,” said Schumer on Monday at a press conference at Hunter College in New York City. “That’s why I am calling for a vote on the Equal Rights Amendment.” The senator said the vote will happen “this week,” with floor debate on Wednesday and a vote on Thursday.
The ERA has had bipartisan support since its inception, and today the amendment still enjoys wide support among Democrats, Republicans and Independents. But the amendment faces an uphill climb in the Senate, where it has the public support of just two Republicans: Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine). (Senate Rule XXII requires senators to invoke what is called cloture to end debate and move to a vote. To do that currently requires a 60-vote majority. If the cloture motion is unsuccessful, the resolution is killed by the filibuster. The resolution can be brought back to the Senate floor for a full vote if the majority leader votes with the prevailing side, then moves for a reconsideration of the exact same resolution.)
Schumer alluded to the challenges of ERA passage: “As you know, things don’t come easy in Washington.”
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The Senate Must Recognize the ERA to Protect Survivors of Gender-Based Violence [[link removed]] Reps. Cori Bush and Ayanna Pressley Launch Congressional ERA Caucus—’Because Equality Is Overdue’ [[link removed]]
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Still Waiting for U.S. Constitutional Equality? [[link removed]] The Dobbs Decision Could Erode Other Women’s Rights—Making the ERA More Important Than Ever [[link removed]]
What we're reading
Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:
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“Tucker
Carlson
and
Don
Lemon
are
out.
I
hope
their
misogyny
goes
with
them”
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San
Francisco
Chronicle
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"All
the
Shady
Things
Surrounding
the
Abortion
Pill
Judge”
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Jezebel
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In 2022, women voters across the U.S. made their voices heard, demanding access to safe reproductive healthcare. And yet, state legislatures—which purport to represent the people—continue to attack reproductive rights, proposing increasingly restrictive bans on abortion. In the face of these challenges, how can we work towards a government that truly represents us—and protects us?
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