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Democrats Seek to Repeal Comstock Act, Citing Potential Abortion Pill Restrictions

Senate Democrats proposed legislation on June 20 that would repeal an 1800s-era law that they say could be used to restrict abortion and its pill form.
Democrats Seek to Repeal Comstock Act, Citing Potential Abortion Pill Restrictions
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (R-Nev.) speaks during a hearing with the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Capitol Hill on June 12, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
6/23/2024|Updated: 6/24/2024
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Senate Democrats proposed legislation on June 20 that would repeal an 1800s-era law that they say could be used to restrict abortion and its pill form.

The law, known as the Comstock Act, prohibits the mailing of various items—including those intended to induce an abortion.

Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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