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To be clear, per the article, Comstock wasn't the accused -- he was the accuser; the accusee was one LeGrange Brown. (BTW, Anthony Comstock[0] is the namesake
by qohen 2y ago
To be clear, per the article, Comstock wasn't the accused -- he was the accuser; the accusee was one LeGrange Brown.
(BTW, Anthony Comstock[0] is the namesake of the Comstock Act of 1873[1], concerning the sending of obscene materials, contraception and abortion drugs via the US Postal Service; it has been mentioned recently in the news due to the attempt by anti-abortionists to use it to prevent drugs like mifepristone being sent via the mail[2][3]).
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Comstock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Comstock
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_Act_of_1873 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_Act_of_1873
[2] https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-does-comstock-act-a-law-from-the-1870s-have-to-do-with-abortion-pills https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-does-comstock-act...
[3] https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/the-comstock-act-implications-for-abortion-care-nationwide/ https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/the-com...