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NRLC Scorecard Letter to House on ERA ratification resolution
NRLC letter to the U.S. Senate in opposition to unconstitutional measures to advance the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment (H.J. Res. 79, S.J. Res. 6)
To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. Re: In opposition to unconstitutional attempts to revive the pro-abortion 1972 Equal Rights Amendment (H.J. Res. 79 / S.J. Res. 6) Dear Senator: Leaders of leading pro-abortion groups, including NARAL,...
U.S. House of Representatives attempts time-travel rescue of long-dead 1972 Equal Rights Amendment
But resuscitation campaign likely to encounter cool receptions in the U.S. Senate and the federal courts WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a measure that purports to reanimate the Equal Rights Amendment approved by the 92nd Congress in 1972....
National Right to Life Media Advisory: Key Vote Thursday in U.S. House on “Zombie ERA” Resolution, As Showdowns Loom in Federal Courts
Justice Ginsburg says that Virginia acted “long after the deadline passed,” ERA supporters should “start over,” suggests only fair to allow rescissions WASHINGTON -- On the morning of Thursday, February 13, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives will take up a...
NRLC Scorecard letter on H.J. Res 79 (the pro-abortion 1972 Equal Rights Amendment)
To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. Dear Member of Congress: During the week of February 10, the U.S. House of Representatives is likely to vote on H. J. Res. 79, a measure that purports to retroactively erase the seven-year ratification...
Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel Confirms: 1972 ERA is Dead and Congress Can’t Revive It
WASHINGTON -- The Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice, which advises all components of the Executive Branch on major legal issues, today issued a 38-page opinion holding that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been dead for 40 years, and that...
National Right to Life Says Effort to Revive 1972 E.R.A. Driven by Pro-abortion Agenda, but is Unconstitutional
WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest pro-life organization today said an effort by congressional Democrats to revive the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment is an unconstitutional exercise in "political theater," driven in part by pressure from pro-abortion activist groups. The...
Pro-life scorecard alert on the abortion-expansive 1972 “Equal Rights Amendment”
To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. Re: Pro-life scorecard alert on the abortion-expansive 1972 “Equal Rights Amendment” Dear Member of Congress: On November 13, the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on H. J....
NRLC letter to U.S. House of Representatives: scorecard alert on three measures to advance the abortion-expansive 1972 Equal Rights Amendment
To view or download a PDF version of this letter, click here. Re: Pro-life scorecard alert on the abortion-expansive 1972 "Equal Rights Amendment" Dear Member of Congress: At some point during the current Congress, the House of Representatives may vote one or more...