The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a letter Monday urging senators to oppose a motion that would remove the decades-passed deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
the amendment until 1972. States were given seven years to ratify the amendment. But, by that time, only 30 of the required 38 states had ratified the ERA. The deadline was extended to 1982, but by then some states had rescinded their earlier support.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan speaks during the traditional Ash Wednesday service, at St. Patrick's Cathedral, in New York, Feb. 17, 2021. "For far too long, women and LGBTQ+ folks have been relegated to second-class legal status by the courts and in law, and it is long past time we do something about it," said Pressley, adding,"Constitutional equality is powerful, and with women and the states having done their part to ratify the ERA, Congress must swiftly follow suit."
Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks during a"Get Out the Vote" rally at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College in Boston, on Nov. 2, 2022.
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