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 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.
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.
Opinion: The Comstock Act must be repealed now | CNN
WEBJan 22, 2024 · Abortion foes are trying to weaponize the Comstock Act, a draconian 19th-century law still on the books, in ways that could make it the greatest threat to reproductive rights in America,...
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 Are Trying to Repeal a Zombie Law That Could Ban …
WEBJun 21, 2024 · On Thursday, Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced a bill, dubbed the “Stop Comstock Act” and co-sponsored by more than a dozen other Senate Democrats. She says the measure would repeal the...
Opinion | The Comstock Act Is a Danger to Abortion Rights. I …
WEBApr 2, 2024 · Legislation to repeal Comstock could take many forms, and we need to do it the right way. That’s why I’ve begun reaching out to my colleagues in the House of Representatives and the Senate to...
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...
How the Comstock Act could be used to ban abortion nationwide - NPR
WEBApr 10, 2024 · Minnesota Democratic Sen. Tina Smith is currently pushing to repeal Comstock, though it's not clear how the repeal could pass a closely divided Congress.
Democratic senator eyeing bill to repeal Comstock Act
WEBCongressional Democrats are strategizing over legislation to repeal the Comstock Act, the 19th-century anti-vice law that’s being eyed by conservative activists to potentially enact a...