Conservative
groups believe the United States already has a national abortion ban on the
books, just waiting to be enforced: It’s the Comstock Act of 1873, a
long-ignored law, largely considered a dead letter. Emboldened by the chaotic,
rightward turn in the federal courts and enabled by the overturning of Roe
v. Wade, they’ve managed to get their claim that the Comstock Act is
enforceable in front of the Supreme Court, where two justices gave t…
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Who’s Afraid of Repealing the Comstock Act?
Conservative
groups believe the United States already has a national abortion ban on the
books, just waiting to be enforced: It’s the Comstock Act of 1873, a
long-ignored law, largely considered a dead letter. Emboldened by the chaotic,
rightward turn in the federal courts and enabled by the overturning of Roe
v. Wade, they’ve managed to get their claim that the Comstock Act is
enforceable in front of the Supreme Court, where two justices gave t…