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It s too late to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and it would be harmful to women
We don t need the controversial and legally suspect ERA. The Constitution s 14th Amendment guarantees equal protection, and we ve made incredible strides.
Mercedes Schlapp and Mary Vought
Opinion contributors
As two women who have spent our careers in and around politics, we commemorate the role that women from Abigail Adams to Susan B. Anthony have played throughout our nation s political history, and celebrate the increasing number of conservative women elected to office. But when it comes to a resolution the House will soon consider regarding the Equal Rights Amendment, we object to both its unconstitutional process and its harmful, anti-women policies.