The Senate is set to vote Thursday on a measure that could allow the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to be added to the Constitution, though Republican opposition will likely doom the measure to failure.
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer called the amendment, known as the ERA, crucial since the Supreme Court last year ended the national right to abortion, sparking a wave of new bans on the procedure in Republican-led states.
"Anyone who thinks the ERA isn't necessary at a time like this isn't paying attention to the terrible things happening in this country," Schumer said in a Senate speech on Tuesday. "We need the ERA more than ever, ever before."
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