Madeleine Dean said "wouldn't the ERA actually help us--wouldn't it actually tamp down the false lousy legislative proposals that we see session after session in many of our state legislatures that are, clearly, anti-abortion, they are, clearly, unconstitutional but we face them every single year, isn't it possible if we enshrine in our Constitution equal rights, then those equal rights under the law including Roe v. Wade and others would be further protected--not expanded, protected?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 29, 2019

wouldn't the ERA actually help us--wouldn't it actually tamp down the false lousy legislative proposals that we see session after session in many of our state legislatures that are, clearly, anti-abortion, they are, clearly, unconstitutional but we face them every single year, isn't it possible if we enshrine in our Constitution equal rights, then those equal rights under the law including Roe v. Wade and others would be further protected--not expanded, protected?

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Madeleine Dean

Democratic · Pennsylvania

Source

congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Dean argues that the Equal Rights Amendment would protect reproductive rights against anti-abortion legislation.

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