Equal Rights Amendment fails - New weight loss drug - Emmett Till accuser dies

Source: Pew Research Center

1. Summary
   The Senate failed to pass a resolution to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Many saw the vote as symbolic. The proposed constitutional amendment reads: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
   
   The ERA was first introduced to Congress in 1923, but it was not adopted until 1972. Ratification from at least 38 states is needed to add an amendment to the Constitution, but the ERA failed to get enough states' support within a 1982 deadline set by Congress. Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the amendment in 2020. The resolution debated on Thursday would have removed the expired deadline.
   
   51 Senators voted in favor of the resolution, falling short of the required 60 votes. Democrats tied the measure to court rulings restricting abortion. Most Republicans opposed it. Conservative critics say it is an attempt to create a Constitutional right to abortion, and also argue various federal laws passed in the last few decades protect women's rights.

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