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Conservative Lawmakers Push to Revive Comstock Act Post-Roe

3/31/2026

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Conservative lawmakers have moved to revive the Comstock Act after Roe v. Wade's overturning to curb abortion medication by mail.
The Comstock Act, established in 1873, aimed to suppress obscenity by banning birth control items from the mail.
Playboy won obscenity charges in 1955 and 1958, shaping enforcement.
The Supreme Court's 1973 Miller v. California ruling made it harder to restrict pornography.

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Conservative lawmakers have moved to revive the Comstock Act after Roe v. Wade's overturning to curb abortion medication by mail.
The Comstock Act, established in 1873, aimed to suppress obscenity by banning birth control items from the mail.
Playboy won obscenity charges in 1955 and 1958, shaping enforcement.
The Supreme Court's 1973 Miller v. California ruling made it harder to restrict pornography.