Because only women can have abortions, conservatives argue restrictions on the procedure could be found unconstitutional under the Equal Rights Amendment
Conservative activists waged a successful campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment decades ago by warning it would force women into combat, legalize gay marriage and erode gender roles.
said, summarizing the message being relayed to the GOP caucus. “It’s about eliminating federal and state life protections and ushering in an era of taxpayer funding of abortion.” But supporters say conservatives’ focus on the issue is little more than political cover for blocking women from gaining equality under the law. By homing in on abortion, they contend, opponents are merely pursuing a socially palatable way of opposing gender equality.
“Members sometimes get nervous and ask us, ‘How do we talk about this issue? Equal Rights Amendment sounds like such a good thing,’” she said. “We tell them: Sure, the ERA is a nice title but it has nasty consequences. It’s a Trojan horse. We know you’re worried about Republicans’ so-called women problem, which I would argue doesn’t exist, but this is not the way to address it.”
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