"Comstock Act" Revived By MAGA Judges┃ AOC Furious At Supreme Court's War On Reproductive Rights
Channel: Grift Guard
Date: 2024-03-31

Abortion-rights supporters are sounding the alarm that conservative Supreme Court justices want to use a long-dormant law to enforce a nationwide abortion ban.

The Comstock act was founded over 150 years ago around the idea that sex for any non reproductive purpose is "immoral".

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito repeatedly invoked the Comstock Act during oral arguments Tuesday in a case about the constitutionality of the Biden administration’s efforts to expand access to mifepristone.

Alito questioned why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had not contended with the law in its decisions on expanding access to mifepristone through the mail.

Some Democrats in Congress have reportedly started to strategize how to weaken the Comstock Act, and following Tuesday’s arguments, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) called for Congress to repeal the law entirely.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez makes clear, "They know exactly what they're doing. They knew exactly what they were doing."