State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle want Georgia to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
They’ve introduced two bipartisan resolutions this week urging the state sign on to the measure that offers equal protections to all Americans regardless of sex.
“We need this amendment so that all women are treated the same as men no matter where they live in this great country,” said state senator Zahra Karinshak, a Democrat sponsoring one of the resolutions, at a press conference Wednesday.
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