The Mifepristone Case Isn't the Endgame for Abortion Opponents
The Supreme Court was skeptical of this week’s case, but less spurious legal challenges are on the horizon.
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The Supreme Court was skeptical of this week’s case, but less spurious legal challenges are on the horizon.
References from conservative justices to a long-dormant chastity law during the Supreme Court’s arguments in a major abortion pill case this week are bringing new attention to the 19th century statute, which prohibits the mailing of drugs used for abortions among other “obscene, lewd, lascivious” or “indecent” materials.
Comments from justices showcase how the law is shaping up to be both a flashpoint in the legal battle over abortion
Abortion rights supporters are sounding the alarm that conservative Supreme Court justices want to use a long-dormant law to enforce a nationwide abortion ban. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito repeatedly invoked the Comstock Act during oral arguments Tuesday in a case about the constitutionality of the Biden administration’s efforts to expand access to…
Abortion opponents are citing the Comstock Act to stop "abortion pill trafficking." Experts say that's nonsense