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Hace 4 días · Anthony Comstock was a puritanical reformer who targeted obscene literature and abortionists during his time. He was the antagonist of Madame Restell, who committed suicide during a trial of her that had been a result of Comstock leading a crusade against the famous New York abortionist.
25 de mar. de 2024 · The Comstock Act, championed by anti-vice crusader Anthony Comstock and passed in 1873, made it a federal crime to send or receive any material deemed "obscene, lewd or lascivious".
8 de abr. de 2024 · What is the Comstock Act? Lobbied by Anthony Comstock in his fight against what he saw as the culture of moral corruption, the Act for the Suppression of Trade in, and Circulation of, Obscene Literature and Articles of Immoral Use — popularly known as the Comstock Act — was passed by Congress in 1873. 1 The anti-obscenity bill ...
Hace 3 días · What is the Comstock Law of 1873? Where does it come from? And what is its relevance today? Named for Anthony Comstock, an activist and head of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, the Comstock Act of 1873 made it illegal to send pornography and abortion-producing medications through the mail.
30 de mar. de 2024 · The Comstock Act is a federal statute passed by the U.S. Congress in 1873. Named for Anthony Comstock, a zealous crusader against what he considered to be obscenity, the act criminalized, among other things, the distribution of devices or medications for abortion or contraception.
11 de abr. de 2024 · The Comstock Act (linked here and here at the Legal Information Institute) is an 1873 anti-obscenity law, named after anti-vice crusader Anthony Comstock. The law, which is still on the...
10 de abr. de 2024 · The Comstock Act is the latest front in the fight over reproductive rights. Here's what you need to know about the 1873 law and the consequences if it's enforced the way some conservatives would like.
