[[link removed]] Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights
August 31, 2022
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.
Women’s Equality Is *Still* Not Guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution [[link removed]]
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BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Article V of the U.S. Constitution sets out two requirements for amendments: approval by two-thirds of both chambers of Congress, and ratification by three-fourths (38) of the states.
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In
1971,
the
U.S.
House
of
Representative
approved
the
Equal
Rights
Amendment
with
a
bipartisan
vote
of
354–24.
The
next
year,
the
Senate
approved
the
ERA
by
another
bipartisan
vote
of
84-8.
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In
January
of
2020,
Virginia
became
the
38th
state
to
ratify
the
ERA.
But despite finally achieving all of the requirements to become an amendment to the Constitution, recognition of the ERA was blocked by the Trump administration.
The final ministerial steps to make a constitutional amendment official is for the U.S. archivist to verify the ratifications, then draft a formal proclamation certifying that the amendment is valid and is part of the Constitution. This certification is then published in the Federal Register and the United States Statutes at Large and serves as official notice to Congress and the nation that the amendment process has been completed. But these final steps never happened.
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The State of State Equal Rights Amendments: A National Roundup [[link removed]] Overturning Roe Will Exacerbate the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis. It’s Time for Our Leaders To Act [[link removed]]
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Doctors Say: Early Pregnancies Harm Girls. Abortion Bans Will Make Them Worse. [[link removed]] Keeping Score: Young and Minority Americans Feel Unsafe at Polls; Students Say Abortion Laws Will Affect College Decisions; Lawmakers Advance Menstrual Equity [[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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“Opinion:
Distinguished
person
of
the
week:
A
judge
finds
women’s
lives
and
health
matter”
—
The
Washington
Post
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"What
is
‘soft’
censorship?
When
school
districts
don’t
ban
books,
they
still
limit
student
access”
—
The
19th
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"‘Pro-Life’:
America’s
Most
Patently
Absurd
Misnomer”
—
The
American
Prospect
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How did America’s history of reproductive control and abortion restrictions lead to our current moment of crisis? Join us to unpack the historical events that led us to the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, and examine how the Supreme Court failed in its analysis and recounting of America’s history around reproductive health, rights, and justice.
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