Carter Sherman

I'll do my best.

I'll do my best.

Which, you know, that's a rare distinction.

It's a rare distinction.

There's been a lot of despicable people in the U.S.

history.

They were called rubber products in the literature of the time.

Exactly right.

Anthony Comstock loved to just run around New York City and harass people who he saw as doing obscene things.

And the Comstock Act in particular banned mailing, quote, any article or thing designed or intended for procuring an abortion.

Now, when Roe was in effect, this was really not something that people worried about because Roe v. Wade was the law of the land.

Abortion was legal.

We don't need to think about whether or not there's this obscure law from the 19th century that bans the mailing of abortion-related materials.

And then Roe was overturned.

And so now anti-abortion activists have taken a look at this law and said, wait, this is still on the books.

Is this still a good law?

We think this is still a good law.

We think that this zombie law should be enforced.

And I just want to say, if the Comstock law was enforced, it would not just be banning the mailing of mifepristone or abortion pills.

It could be used to ban all abortion in the United States.