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#Democrats seek to repeal #Comstock #abortion rule, fearing #Trump crackdown
Democrats are seeking to overhaul an 1873 federal #law that #bans abortion-related materials from being sent through the mail, worried that a future Trump admin could invoke the #ComstockAct to crack down on #AbortionAccess or effectively #ban the procedure altogether.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/06/20/comstock-abortion-repeal-tina-smith-senate/
Democrats seek to repeal Comstock abortion rule, fearing Trump crackdown
The Comstock Act, an 1873 law that bans abortion-related materials from being sent through the mail, could be used by the GOP to restrict abortion nationwide.Dan Diamond (The Washington Post)