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Dear John,
It is outrageous that it has been over 100 years since the Equal Rights
Amendment (ERA)—which would make it illegal to discriminate based on
sex—was first introduced in Congress, and that we are still waiting for it
to be enshrined in our Constitution. Women and gender-diverse people,
after all this time, still do not have equal protections under our
Constitution. It's time to change that. [ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition to
demand that Congress pass the ERA NOW?
Our champions in Congress—Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Cori
Bush—have introduced a resolution that would affirm the ratification of
the ERA and officially add it as the 28th Amendment.^1 They said, "For
centuries, women—particularly Black women, women of color, and LGBTQ+
folks—have done the work of preserving and defending our country, and it
is long past time to make gender equality the law of the land."^2 People
tirelessly fought for the passage of ERA for more than 100 years because
it is vital for our rights and freedoms—and we need to keep up the
pressure and demand Congress do its job. [ [link removed] ]The ERA must finally be
recognized as the 28th Amendment.
[ [link removed] ]PASS THE ERA NOW! IT’S BEEN OVER 100 YEARS. Tell Congress to ratify the
ERA —>
It's been 50 years since Congress passed the ERA. And it's been over four
years since Virginia ratified the ERA, pushing it over the required
three-quarters state ratification needed for amendments to take effect.
Yet Republicans in Congress continue to block its passage, disregarding
the will of 85% of voters who support the ERA across party lines.^3
[ [link removed] ]"We the people" in the Constitution should include all of us. Help
honor the women and activists who have pushed the ERA forward for the past
century. Sign the petition to demand Congress recognize the ERA NOW!
SIGN ON
Republicans in Congress are determined to roll back the fundamental rights
of women, transgender, and nonbinary people—from overturning Roe v. Wade
and criminalizing in vitro fertilization to blocking access to
gender-affirming care and terrorizing transgender youth.^4 They are
concerned about what sex and gender protections under the Constitution
might mean for their crusade to strip away our rights. And they should be,
because what they are doing is unjust and unconstitutional. [ [link removed] ]With
congressional Republicans blocking its passage, we need to show the
overwhelming public support for the ERA and demand it be passed THIS YEAR.
The U.S. is shamefully lagging behind when it comes to protecting against
sex- and gender-based discrimination, a fact that even the United Nations
has highlighted. Of the United Nations' 194 member states, 85% include
gender equality provisions in their constitutions—but not the U.S. And in
their most recent report to the U.S., the United Nations Human Rights
Committee blasted the U.S. for its failure to protect women, transgender,
and nonbinary people against discrimination, violence, and abuse—calling
out how these failures disproportionately harm Black, Indigenous, and
Latinx people, as well as immigrant women.^5
[ [link removed] ]Even the U.N. has expressed concern that the U.S. has not guaranteed
protections against sex- and gender-based discrimination in our
Constitution. It's time to take action and demand that Congress affirm the
ratification of the ERA NOW!
Thanks for all you do.
–MoveOn
P.S. It’s going to take all of us to come together and defeat MAGA to
win the House, Senate, and White House in 2024. [ [link removed] ]Sign up today to join
millions of MoveOn members organizing to turn out voters in key
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Sources:
1. "Pressley, House Colleagues' Statement On One-Year Anniversary Of Era
Resolution Introduction," Representative Ayanna Pressley, January 31,
2024
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2. Ibid.
3. "Fifty Years Later, Voters Support Passing the Equal Rights
Amendment," Data for Progress, June 2, 2022
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4. "The Intertwined Future of Attacks on Abortion and Gender-Affirming
Care," ACLU, January 18, 2023
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5. "Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of the United
States of America," United Nations Human Rights Committee, November 3,
2023
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