ERA in the News: OCTOBER 25, 2025 - NOVEMBER 7, 2025

NATIONAL

Nov. 5 State Courts Fill Post-Dobbs Void with Myriad Approaches to Abortion Rights “Others have held that Equal Rights Amendments (ERAs) forbid limitations on the use of state funds to cover abortion for low-income individuals on Medicaid. In 2024, for example, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held in Allegheny Reproductive Health v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services that a ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion constituted sex discrimination under the state ERA.” ABA

Nov. 5 Democrats Who Back Reproductive Rights Win Key Races ““It’s a big deal that the girls and the young women I have met along the campaign trail now know with certainty that they can achieve anything,” Spanberger said during her victory speech.” News from the States

STATE NEWS

MICHIGAN

Oct. 30 AAUW Northville-Novi Celebrates 50 Years of Advocating for Women AAUW

Oct. 18 When Edwardsville’s ERA Stood for Horsepower, Not Politics The Edwardsville Intelligencer

OHIO

Oct. 25 Ohio-Born Obergefell Backs Same-Sex Marriage, Equal Rights 2026 Ballot Efforts NBC 4 WCMH-TV

PENNSYLVANIA

Oct. 30 Capital-Star Q&A: DNC Chair Ken Martin Says PA. Supreme Court Election Stakes are High News From The States

Oct. 28 The Most Important Election No One’s Talking About Above The Law

Nov. 3 Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court Considers Case Challenging Medicaid Limits for Abortion 90.5 WESA

Oct. 30 The Next Year of Elections May Determine if Abortion Remains Legal in Pennsylvania - or How it is Banned WHYY