Women

Supreme Court Justices raise the zombie Comstock Act as tool against abortion

CNN - A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of the idea of a nationwide ban on the abortion pill. The case concerns mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion, which is the most common method of the procedure in the US. During oral arguments Tuesday, conservative and liberal justices pressed the abortion pill challengers on why a nationwide ban is needed if the doctors involved could simply exercise their own religious and conscientious objections individually. But some conservatives questioned the argument by the Biden administration that the doctors who oppose the drug can't sue the FDA. A decision from the high court is expected by July.

Politicus USA - Democrat Marilyn Lands won a state House special in deep red Alabama by making reproductive rights the center of her campaign. CNN reported:

Lands, a licensed professional counselor who lost her 2022 bid for the Huntsville-area seat by nearly 7 points, opposes the state’s near-total ban on abortion and openly discussed the abortion she had more than 20 years ago after her fetus tested positive for a rare genetic condition. Her opponent, Republican Teddy Powell, a two-term Madison City councilman, avoided discussing abortion rights and focused his campaign on economic development, infrastructure and education funding. Powell described himself as “pro-life” but said he might be open to considering legislation to add exceptions for rape and incest to Alabama’s abortion ban.