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What does 1870s Comstock Act have to do with abortion pills?

Por: ABC News Health April 08, 2023

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WASHINGTON -- A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S.Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act has been revived by anti-abortion groups and conservative states seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill used in more than half of U.S. abortions.On Friday, a federal judge in Texas sided with Christian conservatives in ruling that the... + full article



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