Merkley Champions Legislation to Repeal the Comstock Act
June 25, 2024
June 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
The Stop Comstock Act would repeal the 1873 law that could be misused to ban abortion nationwide
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a bill led by U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) to repeal an arcane 1873 law, called the Comstock Act, that Republicans and anti-choice extremists want to misuse to ban medication abortion nationwide. Comstock has been cited recently by U.S. Supreme C . . .
The Stop Comstock Act would repeal the 1873 law that could be misused to ban abortion nationwide
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a bill led by U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) to repeal an arcane 1873 law, called the Comstock Act, that Republicans and anti-choice extremists want to misuse to ban medication abortion nationwide. Comstock has been cited recently by U.S. Supreme C . . .