The New RepublicThis 1873 Law Could Be Used to Ban Abortion. Why Not Repeal It?5 days agoMelissa Gira Grant & Melissa GiraBy Melissa Gira Grant & Melissa Giramore_vert
Minnesota DailyEffort to repeal century-old law that could ban abortion nationwide taking shape6 days agomore_vert
Mother JonesTrump Could Use the 1873 Comstock Act to Ban Abortion Nationwide. Here's How. – Mother Jones13 days agoJulianne McShaneBy Julianne McShanemore_vertFull Coverage of this story
NPRHow the Comstock Act could be used to ban abortion nationwide20 days agoDanielle KurtzlebenBy Danielle Kurtzlebenmore_vert
FortuneArizona's 1864 law bans abortion—is 1873 national ban next?20 days agoJoseph Abrams & Emma HinchliffeBy Joseph Abrams & Emma Hinchliffemore_vert
The New York TimesOpinion | The Comstock Act Is a Danger to Abortion Rights. I Want to Repeal It.28 days agoOpinionmore_vert
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BBC.comComstock Act: A 19th Century law firing up anti-abortion pushMar 25Holly HonderichBy Holly Honderichmore_vert
ABC NewsVideo What is the Comstock Act? The 151-year-old law mentioned in SCOTUS abortion pill caseMar 25more_vert
Courthouse News ServiceLock, Comstock and Barrel: In effort to strip abortion pill approval, Republican lawmakers brush off 150-year-old anti-vice lawMar 22Benjamin S. WeissBy Benjamin S. Weissmore_vert
Richmond Times-DispatchVA: County considered 19th-century approach to abortion curbDec 15Charlotte Rene WoodsBy Charlotte Rene Woodsmore_vert
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The Guardian USNew Mexico supreme court to consider obscure 1873 law used to ban abortionDec 13Carter ShermanBy Carter Shermanmore_vert
CNNOpinion: The 19th century sexual purity law that some want to reviveOct 3, 2023OpinionMary ZieglerBy Mary Zieglermore_vert
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KEYCA 151-year-old law could restrict abortion access nationwide; Sen. Tina Smith hopes to repeal it fir25 days agomore_vert
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The New York TimesWhat Is the Comstock Act? How It’s Challenging the Mailing of Abortion Pills.May 16, 2023Pam Belluck & Luke Vander PloegBy Pam Belluck & Luke Vander Ploegmore_vert
The Wall Street JournalA 19th-Century Law Could Help Influence the Abortion Pill's FutureMay 22, 2023Laura Kusisto & Liz Essley WhyteBy Laura Kusisto & Liz Essley Whytemore_vert
AxiosHow the next Republican president could stop most abortions without CongressNov 15Caitlin OwensBy Caitlin Owensmore_vert
The ConversationAn obscure 1800s law is shaping up to be the center of the next abortion battle – legal scholars explain what's behind the Victorian-era Comstock ActMay 12, 2023Sonia M. Suter & Cahn NaomiBy Sonia M. Suter & Cahn Naomimore_vert
Ms. Magazine‘Comstocked’: How Extremists Are Exploiting a Victorian-Era Law To Deny Abortion AccessOct 25, 2023Shoshanna EhrlichBy Shoshanna Ehrlichmore_vert
CNNOpinion: It’s too dangerous to allow this antiquated law to exist any longerJan 22Opinionmore_vert
Colorado NewslineAnti-abortion legal strategy revives Comstock moral purity laws of late 1800s • Colorado NewslineMay 2, 2023Elisha BrownBy Elisha Brownmore_vert
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