▁from ▁various ▁groups . ▁These ▁groups ▁included ▁select ▁religious ▁collect ives , ▁business / ▁ins urance ▁interests , ▁and ▁most ▁vis ibly ▁was ▁the ▁ST OP - ER A ▁campaign ▁led ▁by ▁ant if em in ist ▁Ph yll is ▁Sch la fly . ▁Sch la fly ▁argued ▁on ▁the ▁prem ise ▁of ▁creating ▁equality ▁in ▁work ▁force ▁or ▁anywhere ▁else ▁would ▁h inder ▁the ▁laws ▁that ▁are ▁inst illed ▁for ▁the ▁mere ▁protection ▁of ▁these ▁women . ▁The ▁safety ▁of ▁women ▁was ▁a ▁higher ▁priority ▁than ▁ens uring ▁there ▁is ▁equality ▁in ▁financial ▁and ▁social ▁scenarios . ▁The ▁pred ic ament ▁over ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁Am end ment ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁fight ▁between ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁who ▁ab hor ▁men , ▁but ▁rather ▁two ▁groups ▁of ▁women ▁advoc ating ▁different ▁pers pect ives ▁on ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁their ▁lives . ▁The ▁rival ry ▁was ▁spark ed ▁in ▁speech es , ▁such ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁Sch la fly ▁who ▁began ▁her ▁dialog ue ▁by ▁thank ing ▁her ▁husband ▁for ▁allowing ▁her ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁such ▁an ▁activity . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁efforts ▁did ▁not ▁prove ▁to ▁be ▁enough ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁am end ment ▁rat ified , ▁the ▁organization ▁remains ▁active ▁in ▁lo bb ying ▁legisl atures ▁and ▁media ▁out lets ▁on ▁femin ist ▁issues . ▁ ▁Ab ort ion ▁ ▁Ab ort ion ▁being ▁an ▁individual ▁woman ' s ▁choice ▁has ▁come ▁into ▁the ▁fore front ▁since ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁case ▁of ▁Ro e ▁v . ▁W ade ▁in ▁