ERA in the News: JUNE 13, 2026 - JUNE 26, 2026

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Jun. 13 Five Key Issues To Watch In 2026 “Additionally, in April, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a ruling that affirmed a right to abortion and struck down a ban on state Medicaid coverage of abortion, citing the state’s Equal Rights Amendment. While the state Attorney General has appealed the ruling, thus delaying and challenging implementation of coverage, the legal fight surrounding the state Medicaid ban demonstrates the importance of state constitutional fights.” Guttmacher

Jun. 18 Rand Paul Asks U.S. Archivist Nominee: Do You Believe The Equal Rights Amendment Passed? “At yesterday's Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) questioned Bradford P. Wilson, nominee to be Archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration.” Forbes Breaking News

Jun. 18 The State of Women On Our Country’s 250th Birthday “Back in 1972, on the precipice of the bicentennial, Gloria Steinem wrote for the then newly launched Ms. magazine, “Black women come out stronger on just about every feminist issue, whether it is voting for a woman candidate, ending violence and militarism, or believing that women are just as rational as men and have more human values.” The same article by Steinem predicted, 'We’ve been delivering our votes [and] now women want something in return. Nineteen seventy-two is just the beginning….'” The Contrarian