Petition to Pass the Equal Rights Amendment in the US

FAWCO endorses the campaign by the Equal Rights Amendment Coalition and their petition to Congress, which says:

Equality between women and men is a fundamental human right that should be guaranteed in the Constitution. Pass the Equal Rights Amendment.

 

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that would expressly prohibit discrimination against girls and women on the basis of sex. The Constitution does not guarantee equal rights for women. As Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has stated: "Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn't." 

The ERA is an important statement of principle. The Constitution embodies the nation's core values. Equality between women and men is a fundamental human right that should be guaranteed in the Constitution. 

Sex discrimination continues to limit equal opportunity and justice for women. Economic inequality, pregnancy discrimination, violence against women, and other forms of discrimination against women and girls are pervasive and leave women without effective legal recourse.State laws are not uniform, and federal laws are not comprehensive. Moreover, these laws can be, and in some cases have been, rolled back anytime. 

It's long past time to guarantee equal rights and protect all women across the country. 

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