The law named for Anthony Comstock drove abortion underground and banned contraception. Now conservatives are hoping to dust it off to make abortion pills and even the Pill illegal again.
    • cmbabul@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      The influence of the puritans on the heart of American societal sensibilities has had astonishingly long chronological reach

    • tehfishman@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Maybe we interpreted this article differently, but Anthony Comstock was the narrow minded prude that campaigned to make it illegal?

      • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        No, you’re right. I just read the article. It’s very detailed. I misunderstood Comstock as the person who was shipping lewd materials through the mail from a previous article. Thank you for the correction.