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What does the Comstock Act, a law from the 1870s, have to do with abortion pills? | PBS News
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Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act has been revived by anti-abortion groups and conservative states seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill used in more than half of U.S. abortions. Here's a look at the case and the law.