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 administration could invoke the #ComstockAct to crack down on abortion access or effectively ban the procedure altogether.
“There is a very clear, well-organized plan afoot by the #MAGA Republicans to use #Comstock as a tool to ban medication abortion, and potentially all abortions,” said Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.),
who on Thursday plans to introduce legislation to repeal the Comstock Act’s #abortion provisions.
⭐️“My job is to take that tool away.”⭐️
Democrats’ push to defang the 151-year-old law comes less than five months before a presidential election
in which reproductive rights appear destined to play a defining role.
But the party’s mixed reaction to the plan underscores the balancing act between policy aspirations and political realities.
Sens. Elizabeth #Warren (D-Mass.), Catherine Cortez #Masto (D-Nev.) and other Democrats have signed on to the legislation,
according to Smith’s office.
Rep. Becca #Balint (D-Vt.) will introduce companion legislation in the House,
and in an interview she said she believed House Democratic leaders support the effort.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/06/20/comstock-abortion-repeal-tina-smith-senate/