Wednesday, April 25, 2007

New ERA introduced in Congress; NRLC urges opposition

re: "...NRLC is strongly opposed to the federal ERA unless it is amended to explicitly prevent the provision from being used to attack pro-life laws. The required "abortion-neutral amendment" reads, "Nothing in this Article [the ERA] shall be construed to grant, secure, or deny any right relating to abortion or the funding thereof." /In some states that have added ERAs to their state constitutions, courts have interpreted the ERAs to invalidate laws targeting abortion. For example, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled 5-0 that the state's ERA invalidated a state ban on funding abortions through the state Medicaid program..."...

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