Trump Says He Won’t Enforce 150-Year-Old Law to Restrict Abortion Drugs

The former president said Monday that he will not enforce the Comstock Act from 1873.

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on August 8, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will not enforce the Comstock Act to restrict the sale of abortion medication via the mail.

During an interview with CBS News in Pennsylvania, Trump was asked by a CBS reporter, “As president, would you enforce the Comstock Act which could prohibit the sale of or the distribution of medication abortion by mail?”