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The ruling against an FDA-approved abortion pill relies on an 1873 obscenity law that bans mailing of “lascivious, filthy or file” materials.

How the right is using a 150-year-old law to try to ban abortion pills.

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Biden says his administration will fight the Texas ruling

A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act is being revived by groups seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill used in more than half of U.S. abortions

Conservative states are reviving the law to block the mailing of mifepristone.

On Friday, a Texas judge used an 1873 law to ban sending abortion pills through the mail. Almost simultaneously, a Washington state judge issued a dueling opinion, likely meaning the issue will go to the Supreme Court. Here’s what the law says and how it’s being used.

A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. Dormant for a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act has been revived by anti-abortion groups and conservative states seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill used in […]

A 19th century 'anti-vice' law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S.