Biden says Equal Rights Amendment 'is law of land'

‘Law of the land:’ Biden signals Equal Rights Amendment should be ratified
The outgoing US president called on others to ‘affirm’ the amendment, which bars discrimination on the basis of sex.
Equal rights would be the 28th Amendment.
President Biden’s remarks appeared to be largely a symbolic gesture of support for a decades-long campaign to enshrine gender equality into the Constitution.
Biden reaffirms belief that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law
In his final week as president, Biden is using his bully pulpit to try to push forward the amendment that would enshrine sex equality in the U.S. Constitution.
Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment law; impact is unclear
U.S. President Joe Biden called the Equal Rights Amendment "the law of the land," on Friday, backing an effort to enshrine the change into the U.S. Constitution more than a century after the guarantee of gender equality was first proposed.
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President Biden says he believes the amendment has met the requirements to be enshrined in the Constitution. Its history has been long and complex.
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions
President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution, a last-minute move that some believe could pave the way to bolstering reproductive rights.
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified
The Equal Rights Amendment, which would prohibit discrimination based on gender, was sent to the states for ratification in 1972.

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