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“Equality Act”

The so-called “Equality Act” is one of the most pro-abortion pieces of legislation to ever be voted on in the House of Representatives. Despite being billed as legislation dealing with sexual orientation and gender discrimination, the “Equality Act” contains language amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that could be construed to create a right to demand abortion from health care providers, and likely would place at risk the authority of state and federal government to prohibit taxpayer-funded abortions. If enacted, this legislation could be used as a powerful tool to challenge any and all state abortion restrictions.