[New post] Opinion: The 19th century sexual purity law that some want to revive

Kira posted: " The Comstock Act, originally passed in 1873, had hardly been enforced in a century when Kacsmaryk's April 2023 ruling called attention to it. Anti-abortion lawyers, led by Jonathan Mitchell, the former Texas attorney general who helped to create Texas's " Kira Moore's Closet Opinion: The 19th century sexual purity law that some want to revive Kira Oct 4 The Comstock Act, originally passed in 1873, had hardly been enforced in a century when Kacsmaryk's April 2023 ruling called attention to it. Anti-abortion lawyers, led by Jonathan Mitchell, the former Texas attorney general who helped to create Texas's abortion bounty bill, SB8, saw untapped potential in the archaic law. These abortion opponents pointed to language in the Comstock Act that made it a federal crime to knowingly mail or receive anything "designed, adapted, or intended for producing abortion, or for any indecent or immoral use." Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Kira Moore's Closet. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://kiramoorescloset.wordpress.com/2023/10/04/opinion-the-19th-century-sexual-purity-law-that-some-want-to-revive/

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