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Jessica Valenti@jessicavalenti.bsky.social |
Then they'll replace the head of the DOJ. The new lead will interpret the Comstock Act - a 19th century law that bans the mailing of 'obscene' materials - as applicable to abortion. That means no shipping not only of abortion pills - but tools or supplies clinics need
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Jessica Valenti
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As a result, it would be near-impossible to end a pregnancy—even in a pro-choice state. These aren't predictions I'm making, but tactics that conservatives have explicitly laid out *in writing* Republicans don't need the votes to ban abortion nationally, they just need Trump
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Elizabeth K Wadsworth
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Kind of a tangential issue I was wondering about: if the Comstock Act was reinforced, wouldn't it forbid any book with sexual content and/or a queer protagonist to be sold online, therefore making Amazon et al automatic felons?
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Virginia Sapiro
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A couple of weeks ago I wrote to my Rep and Sens (all pro-choice) urging them to repeal the Comstock Act. One Senator’s office sent me her standard I’m pro-reproductive rights letter. (Not addressing the subject of my letter.) the others: nothing.
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Sky Blue RN
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Surgical supplies for many types of surgery and medications with side effects resulting in miscarriages would also be at risk under the Comstock Act.
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