Democrats target 150-year-old 'zombie law,' warning the GOP …
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Senate Democrats are pushing to repeal the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old law that could be used to restrict access to abortion pills nationwide.
Why Democrats are suddenly so concerned about a law from 1873
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Her new legislation would repeal the Comstock Act of 1873, which targeted the mailing of contraceptives, pornography and anything “intended for producing abortion, or for any indecent or...
Democrats introduce bill to repeal Comstock abortion law, …
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Led by Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.), the legislation would repeal the abortion provisions of the Comstock Act, an 1873 federal law that bans abortion-related materials from being sent through the...
Democrats Introduce Bill To Repeal Comstock Act - HuffPost
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced the Stop Comstock Act on Thursday afternoon in hopes of repealing the 1873 law that criminalizes sending “obscene” materials in the mail, including anything “intended for producing abortion.”
Opinion: The Comstock Act must be repealed now | CNN
WEBJan 22, 2024 · As long as a Democrat sits in the White House, the law will remain in the dustbin of history. But a future Republican administration could exhume the law and make enforcing Comstock a top...
Comstock Act repeal: Democrats make new push - The 19th
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Democrats have started calling the Comstock Act a “zombie” law that Republicans and the anti-abortion movement are trying to revive to restrict national access to medication abortion, which now accounts for …
Democrats seek to repeal Comstock abortion rule, fearing …
WEBDemocrats are seeking to overhaul an 1873 federal law that bans abortion-related materials from being sent through the mail, worried that a future Trump administration could invoke the Comstock...
Duckworth Joins Smith in Introducing Bill to Repeal the Comstock Act
WEBJun 24, 2024 · The Stop Comstock Act would repeal language in the Comstock Laws that could be used by an anti-abortion administration to ban the mailing of mifepristone and other drugs used in medication abortions, instruments and equipment used in abortions, and educational material related to sexual health.
Comstock Act may be in Dems' crosshairs - Axios
WEBMar 27, 2024 · Some congressional Democrats appear ready to overhaul or even repeal a 19th century anti-obscenity law that's been the focus of anti-abortion forces. Why it matters: Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas brought up the Comstock Act during Tuesday's oral arguments on mifepristone, noting the way it banned the mailing of …
Democrats target 150-year-old 'zombie law,' warning the GOP
WEBJun 21, 2024 · Senate Democrats are pushing to repeal the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old law that could be used to restrict access to abortion pills nationwide.