Troubled ERA amendment's failure a win for life and religious freedom, say U.S. bishops

(OSV News) -- The U.S. bishops' pro-life committee chairman said he is 'grateful' a proposed constitutional amendment -- one that could have expanded abortion while reducing religious freedom -- has failed to move forward.On April 27, the U.S. Senate declined to advance a resolution asserting the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been ratified as a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution.Originally written in 1923 by members of the National Woman's Party, the text of the ERA -- a follow-up to the

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