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==Impact on abortion and other issues==

==Impact on abortion and other issues==

Multiple state courts, interpreting their state ERAs, have held that ERA requires taxpayer-funded abortion.{{Citation needed}} The New Mexico Supreme Court, for example, held that:

Multiple state courts, interpreting their state ERAs, have held that ERA requires taxpayer-funded abortion.  The New Mexico Supreme Court, for example, held that:

{{cquote|we conclude that classifications based on the unique ability of women to become pregnant and bear children are not exempt from a searching judicial inquiry under the Equal Rights Amendment to Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution. New Mexico's state constitution requires the State to provide a compelling justification for using such classifications to the disadvantage of the persons they classify. ...  Equal Rights Amendment to Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution [requires taxpayer-funded abortion under the state Medicaid program].}}

{{cquote|we conclude that classifications based on the unique ability of women to become pregnant and bear children are not exempt from a searching judicial inquiry under the Equal Rights Amendment to Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution. New Mexico's state constitution requires the State to provide a compelling justification for using such classifications to the disadvantage of the persons they classify. ...  Equal Rights Amendment to Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution [requires taxpayer-funded abortion under the state Medicaid program].}}