WORLD WORLDWIDE US USA - Comstock Act - care2PETITIONS - They want to use a 150-year-old law to end abortion access in the U.S.

 

The Comstock Act would deprive pregnant people of private medical choices.

Repeal the 150-year-old "zombie law" that the GOP wants to use to ban abortion!

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Dear friends,   With Republicans attacking abortion rights in the U.S. at every level of government, we must do everything we can to protect healthcare rights as soon as possible. And that's why the Senate must repeal something called the Comstock Act. The Comstock Act was passed in 1873, but has not been enforced for decades, leaving it in a limbo state as a "zombie law." It bans materials that are considered "obscene" through the postal mail — including supplies used for contraceptives or to produce an abortion.   Anti-abortion extremists have already made it clear that they intend to use the Comstock Act to ban mifepristone, a key drug used for at-home abortions. (It's even safer than using Aspirin, Tylenol, and other common low-risk, over-the-counter drugs!)   Right-wing leaders have stated that if Trump were to return to the Oval Office, they would pursue this plan to ban abortion pill distribution. For many pregnant people, especially in "red" states, this is the only way they have left to access safe reproductive healthcare options!   We cannot let Republicans rip the right to private medical decisions and bodily autonomy away from us! Sign the petition to tell the U.S. Senate to repeal the 150-year-old "zombie law" that the GOP wants to use to ban abortion!

Thank you, Miranda Care2 Petitions Team

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