What is the Comstock Act? The archaic law that could ban abortion nationwide.
The legal zombie may be unconstitutional, but that didn’t stop conservative judges from citing it in their recent mifepristone decisions.
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Abortion Pill Lawsuit: Comstock Act Could Mean Nationwide Ban
"If it were to become the law, it would be absolutely catastrophic," an ACLU lawyer said of the Comstock Act, which the Supreme Court could resuscitate.
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Opinion | The Origins of the 19th Century Law That Could Determine the Future of Abortion
The Comstock laws banned “obscene” items from the mail service, from pornography to Walt Whitman. Now it’s being cited to ban abortion pills.
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Back in the day: News from April 12, 1897
News from the April 12, 1897 edition of The Ionia Daily Sentinel.
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States stock up on abortion drugs as longterm access hangs in the balance
The ruling by a federal judge to reverse the FDA approval of popular abortion medication mifepristone has pushed states to take quick measures to secure access to the drug or alternatives.
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