The 150-Year-Old Law Controlling Your BodyHow an old 'obscenity' rule affects modern rights.

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Hidden Architecture of Patriarchy

A 19th-century law designed to police morality is still on the books. Known as the Comstock Act, it criminalized mailing 'obscene' materials, a category that included information on contraception and abortion. This law institutionalized the control of women's reproductive health by classifying knowledge about their own bodies as illicit. Now, this dormant 'zombie law' is being resurrected in modern legal battles, potentially creating a framework to restrict abortion access nationwide, bypassing current state laws.