[[link removed]] Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights
March 1, 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.
ICYMI, the Senate Just Held Its First ERA Hearing in 40 Years [[link removed]]
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On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the Senate Judiciary Committee held the first Senate committee hearing on the ERA since 1984. (Senator Ben Cardin / Twitter)
BY ROXY SZAL and CARRIE N. BAKER | On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)—the first Senate committee hearing on the ERA since 1984. At the hearing, constitutional law scholars, ERA advocates and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle made the case for enshrining equality in the U.S. Constitution, and what Congress can do to make ERA ratification a reality.
The hearing focused on a joint resolution filed last month by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) in the House and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) in the Senate, which would remove the arbitrary timeline for ratification and recognize the ERA as part of the Constitution. (The House of Representatives has twice passed a similar resolution lifting the timeline—in February 2020 and March 2021.)
The proposed amendment reads: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”
“Quite frankly, most Americans think this is already in our Constitution, but Congress needs to complete the job,” said Sen. Cardin in his opening remarks. “The ERA is all about equality—the most fundamental of American values.”
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Democratic AGs File Counter-Lawsuit to Expand Access to Abortion Pills [[link removed]] Lawmaker Urges Biden to ‘Ignore’ Texas Judge Who May Order FDA to Ban Mifepristone and Abortion Pill by Mail [[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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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ recent attempts to ban an Advanced Placement course in African American studies have us thinking about American fragility, and the drastic consequences of this censorship. Not to mention, what does this mean for our constitutional rights—matters like free speech, and the First Amendment? When the government infringes on our fundamental constitutional rights, how can we fight back?
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