The 'Zombie Law' That Anti-Abortion Groups Want to Resurrect Under Trump

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Newsweek

Published Nov 25, 2024 at 5:17 PM EST | Updated Nov 25, 2024 at 5:19 PM EST


Anti-abortion activists want Donald Trump in his second term to enforce a 150-year-old law they believe would be the next best thing to nationwide abortion ban, and have started gaming out how it would work. The president-elect walked a fine line on abortion during the campaign, two years after Republicans faced electoral backlash over the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the case that guaranteed reproductive rights across the country.

On the trail, Trump argued that abortion was a state's issue, and that each state should be able to make their own laws surrounding how, when and if to restrict the procedure. He pushed back on calls for a national ban pushed by many anti-abortion advocates, as well as attacks from Harris that he would enact more sweeping abortion bans if elected.

But now that Trump is on the precipice of returning to the White House, anti-abortion activists are hoping that even if a national ban is off the table, he will use his sweeping executive authority to further limit abortion access in the U.S.

One way they see that happening is through the enforcement of the Comstock Act, a 19th century law that bans sending "lewd materials" such as pornography by mail. Parts of Comstock have been repealed or overturned over the years, though provisions related to abortion remain on the books.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/trump-abortion-comstock-act-1991509

[ck4829]

1. Jury nullification is a way to deal with this

[OldBaldy1701E]

2. Well, there is something.

"...the Comstock Act, a 19th century law that bans sending "lewd materials" such as pornography by mail."

Gods, if they enforce this, you wouldn't have enough space to lock them all up! Has anyone seen the numbers for porn usage in this country? It isn't all online, ya know.

(There is a part of me that kind of wants this to happen. Because the number of 'faithful' that would be hauled into jail would be hysterical. Watching them realize that they locked up more of their own than the 'libs' would be worthy of song! )

[Vinca]

3. I imagine there would be no more Viagra by mail sales allowed either.

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. Well, I am not sure how that would be seen as 'lewd' as long as the packaging was blank.

But, I would love to see these rethugs lose their 'willy enhancers'. Watching them try to defend it without looking like they are defending it would be very entertaining.

[PortTack]

5. Have them via Uber or other courier services

[sakabatou]

6. At some point, Repukes want the world of Shimoneta