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“We stand absolutely opposed to any attempt to revive the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would enshrine a right to abortion into the United States Constitution. Votes will be scored, and double-weighted, in each member’s profile on the SBA List National Pro-Life Scorecard,” wrote Marjorie Dannenfelser, SBA List president, in the letter to lawmakers. “Even the most egregious laws and regulations can be rolled back eventually, but a constitutional amendment would indefinitely block state and federal legislation to protect the unborn.” The Equal Rights Amendment, proposed by Congress in 1972, gave states until 1979 to ratify it. The threshold of three-fourths of states necessary for ratification was not met before that deadline, and a later extension did not yield the necessary number of states either. ....