Women's Rights & Issues
Related: About this forumA Women's Bill of Rights
I. Women shall have the undiluted right to bear, or not bear, any particular child. Women shall have an undiluted right to bear no children at all.
II. Any woman who bars a child shall have a primary right to medical and financial support for herself and her child or children from the outset of pregnancy until the youngest child reaches adulthood. Delivery of these services shall be a primary responsibility of the United States and every state into which children are born.
III. Neither the United States nor any state may compel any person to engage in a war without the support of a public plebiscite on the particular instance of war. The votes of women shall count as 1.5 votes.
IV. Only well-regulated militias maintained by the United States or any state for defense against aggression by any other state or nation shall have the right to keep and maintain arms. All applicants for private arms licenses shall demonstrate need, completion of a thorough safety course, and sufficient good character to use firearms responsibly.
V. Women shall have the undiluted right to finish what she was saying in any public setting without interruption by any man or woman. She shall signify that she has finished speaking by using any commonly accepted phrase, e.g., I yield the floor to Mr. Jefferson, or I yield the floor to any interested person.
VI. All women employed by a private or public entity shall be paid the same rate as any man performing the same duties. In cases of dissimilar duties, pay for all jobs will be determined by the level of importance they have in a humane society, e.g., child care, health care, elder care, truck driving, vehicle maintenance, and plumbing and heating repair all occupy a high level of importance.
VII. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United states or any state on account of sex. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Claire Oh Nette
(2,636 posts)V. Women shall have the undiluted right to finish what she was saying in any public setting without interruption by any man or woman. She shall signify that she has finished speaking by using any commonly accepted phrase, e.g., I yield the floor to Mr. Jefferson, or I yield the floor to any interested person.
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(8,251 posts)Like every amendment in the current BofR wasn't someone's dream at some point? This morning I decided I was tired of watching people futz around with the ERA for most of my adult life, and I would imagine something that would really get the Patriarchy's hackles up. Let's give them something to chew on, and snarl at. I certainly enjoyed setting the bar a little higher.