The 150-year-old chastity law that may be the next big fight over abortion
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The Comstock Act of 1873 bans the mailing of anything “obscene, lewd, lascivious” or considered morally impure, including abortifacients or abortion-related materials.
A law passed 150 years ago that banned the mailing of contraceptives, lewd materials and drugs that induce abortions could provide a pathway for effectively banning abortion nationwide -- even in states where the procedure is legal.
A major issue now before the Supreme Court of the United States derives from the beliefs and work of one man, Anthony Comstock. His goal, accomplished in 1873, was to
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