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Today at Ms. | April 27, 2023
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Republicans Block Senate Vote on ERA—But Advocates Vow to Continue the Fight [[link removed]]
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At a press conference after the Thursday vote, advocates and lawmakers vowed to not give up the fight for the ERA. (ERA Coalition / Twitter)
BY ROXY SZAL and OLIVER C. HAUG | The Senate on Thursday had its first vote on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in 40 years. Republican opposition meant that S.J. Res. 4, which would declare the ERA ratified and valid, failed to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to bring it to the floor for debate and a vote.
Nevertheless, advocates and lawmakers vowed to not give up. “Make no mistake—here is the closest we’ve ever been to seeing full equality recognized and equal rights in the Constitution,” said Zakiya Thomas, president of the ERA coalition.
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The Senate Must Recognize the ERA to Protect Survivors of Gender-Based Violence [[link removed]]
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The Women’s March in Manhattan on Jan. 18, 2020. (Ira L. Black / Corbis via Getty Images)
BY BECCA DAMANTE | Nearly one in three women have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner. But in 2000, in the case of U.S. v. Morrison , the Supreme Court decided to leave survivors of gender-based violence to this day without the legal tools necessary to sue their attackers for damages or other relief in federal court.
One hundred years ago, women’s rights activists introduced the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to guarantee equal rights for women under the U.S. Constitution. On Thursday, April 27, the Senate will vote on the ERA. Among many other benefits to the law, this vote also represents an opportunity to protect survivors of gender-based violence—which, even in today’s heated political climate, commands bipartisan concern and support.
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The Dobbs Decision Could Erode Other Women’s Rights—Making the ERA More Important Than Ever [[link removed]]
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Six of the nine justices on the Supreme Court are current or former members of the Federalist Society, which advocates the idea that the Constitution is a fixed document, whose meaning may not evolve from what its 18th-century authors intended. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Dobbs v. Jackson was a clear indication that the Supreme Court will allow states broader latitude to pass laws that discriminate against women. This new reality makes final recognition of the Equal Rights Amendment more important than ever.
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