![House sponsor of ERA ratification, Rep. Lou Lang in his office at the capitol.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/49305/lang_era__medium.jpg)
Abortion Argument Hurdle To Equal Rights Amendment Ratification
A resolution that would have Illinois ratify the Equal Rights Amendment has yet to be called for a deciding House vote. The House sponsor, Democratic State Rep. from Skokie, Lou Lang, says he's close to reaching the 3/5ths vote needed, but there are still "attendance issues."