President Trump’s recent appointees are positioned to greenlight misuse of the long-dormant Comstock Act to restrict access to abortion nationwide—even in states…
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New Threat to Medication Abortion: Anti-Abortion Extremists Installed at Department of Justice
President Trump’s recent appointees are positioned to greenlight misuse of the long-dormant Comstock Act to restrict access to abortion nationwide—even in states that protect abortion rights.
Read more: New Threat to Medication Abortion: Anti-Abortion Extremists Installed at Department of Justice
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