"Comstock Act" Revived By MAGA Judges ┃Clarence Thomas Continues War On Reproductive Rights
Channel: Grift Guard
Date: 2024-04-02

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.

Watch full video to see Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Reaction to Clarence Thomas's war on reproductive rights.