26th August 2022

I need the ERA because…reproductive rights are human rights – Abortion

Key takeaways and recommendations

85% of UN Member States in the world have constitutions that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex and/or gender. The United States is not one of them.

By rightfully framing access to reproductive healthcare, including access to legal abortion, as fundamental to ensuring gender equality and preventing sex discrimination, the Equal Rights Amendment would directly impact the way SCOTUS decides abortion-related and other reproductive rights cases, based on equality rather than privacy, and what federal laws Congress is encouraged to, and discouraged from, passing.

As part of our I Need the ERA because campaign, launched to mark Women’s Equality Day 2022, we take a closer look at how the ERA would help move the needle on four crucial issues for women and girls, including access to abortion.

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I need the ERA because… inequality harms everyone, including men

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I need the ERA because…the voice of the US legal profession endorses it!

Equality Now has drawn out the key points of the ABA’s Resolution 601 report to bring the legal and broader community a concise, irrefutable analysis concluding that the ERA must be recognized and implemented. 

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