We Need To Kill The Zombie Comstock Act Before It Does Real Damage

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Reading the tea leaves after the oral arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine seems to indicate mifepristone is safe for now, but also revealed some justices may be willing to ban the abortion drug under the dormant Comstock Act. Which congressperson became the first to propose repealing the Comstock Act before it can be used that way?

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Hint: The law bans mailing, possessing, or selling “obscene materials,” which specifically includes medicine or instruments used in abortions. The 1873 law is in danger of being revived post-Dobbs.

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