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Yvonne Caruthers's avatar

Ah yes, a law from 1873 to apply to 2023. I love how the GOP tries so hard to turn the clock backwards every chance they get. I hope people are paying attention so they can trounce them at every possible election. And when will Congress finally repeal these ancient restrictive statutes?

As for curtailing sex unless it’s for procreation: any woman who’s reached menopause will no longer be allowed to have sex, widows and widowers won’t be able to remarry if they’re past 45 or 50, and of course queer sex won’t be allowed. But hey, men will still be able to “marry” teens!

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Dianne Marie Leonard's avatar

Given that the forced-birthers (falsely) claim that the morning-after pill and other forms of contraception cause abortions, it would not be a stretch to include a ban on pretty much any form of contraception if they wanted to use the Comstock Act. This would include companies shipping contraceptives to doctors' offices, clinics or pharmacies, or pharmacies filling prescriptions by mail. Combine that with the overturning of Griswold, and even currently non-prescription forms of birth control (eg, condoms) could be deemed illegal. Question: like the 1849 Wisconsin abortion ban, why are these outdated laws even a *thing* any more?

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