Concerned Women for America

In the viewpoint that follows, the Concerned Women for America (CWA), a public policy women’s organization that promotes conservative values, criticizes the feminist effort to institute an equal rights amendment (ERA). Although the ERA became null in 1982 because the required number of states had not ratified it, notes the author, feminists continue to promote the ERA against the will of the people. If passed, warns the CWA, an equal rights amendment would provide a legal basis for abortion and homosexual rights, and would affirm the feminist social code that belittles housewives.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. As explained by the author, why has the ERA failed to take effect?
2. How will the ERA usher in homosexual rights, as asserted by the Concerned Women...