Should Utah ratify the ERA? State senator, conservative leader debate as bill stalls

Would the federal amendment boost the status of Utah women? Or overturn laws that protect and benefit them?

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photos) Sen. Kathleen Riebe, D-Cottonwood Heights, left, and Gayle Ruzicka, leader of the Utah Eagle Forum, participated in a virtual debate Feb. 17, 2021, about whether Utah should ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.

Should Utah ratify the ERA? State senator, conservative leader debate as bill stalls

Would the federal amendment boost the status of Utah women? Or overturn laws that protect and benefit them?

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