Here’s how Utah women’s lives would change if the state ratified the Equal Rights Amendment
State lawmakers have proposed ratifying the amendment several times in recent years, but it hasn’t made it out of the rules committee for public debate since the 1970s.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Local supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment rally at the Utah Capitol in 2019. Despite numerous efforts by lawmakers in recent years, proposals to ratify the amendment have not been publicly debated in the Legislature since the 1970s.