There is something obscene about religious zealots being allowed to make healthcare decisions for the entire country.
Abortion pill mifepristone ruling in Texas case could hinge on 1873 Comstock Act
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U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk raised the Comstock Act repeatedly in last week’s hearing in the case challenging FDA approval of mifepristone.
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The 1873 Comstock Act declared “obscene” materials as not mailable, including drugs advertised for use in abortions.
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The Comstock Act hasn’t been enforced in decades. The DOJ says it doesn’t ban mail delivery of mifepristone, citing court cases that narrowed the law’s scope.
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But Kacsmaryk could potentially issue an order invoking the Comstock Act to roll back FDA regulatory changes that allowed mifepristone mail delivery.