The Comstock Act, named for a public-morals crusader on a mission to “sanitize” the U.S. in the 1870s, makes a comeback in the abortion-pill battle.
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What Is the Comstock Act? How It’s Challenging the Mailing of Abortion Pills.
Once thought a relic, the 1873 federal law is now at the center of a legal battle over abortion pills.
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The Hideous Resurrection of the Comstock Act
How the right is using a 150-year-old law to try to ban abortion pills.
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What’s the Difference Between a Woman and a Sea Turtle? The Senate Wants to Know.
Don’t be fooled. The debate over Roe is all about women and sex.