There is one law in particular, known as the Comstock Act, that has resurfaced and has many abortion rights advocates worried. The 1873 federal law prohibits mailing or transporting items across state lines that could be used in producing an abortion. Some have interpreted that could mean anything used in an abortion, from the equipment to the painkillers.
“To me, it is much more effective and immediate and scary than a national abortion ban, which would be litigated and litigated heavily,” Kennedy said. “All the Trump administration would have to do is say ‘we’re enforcing a law’ and it’s on the books … a hostile (Department of Justice) could file lawsuits … It’s a terrifying thought.”
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