Tag: Matthew Kacsmaryk
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Crackpot Christian judge revives archaic Comstock Act to ban abortion pills

WHEN Anthony Comstock, above, went to war against “obscenity” and “immorality” in the late 19th century, he succeed in in getting a law passed that included criminalising the distribution of contraceptives. The Comstock Act of 1873 defined contraceptives as obscene and illicit, making it a federal offence to disseminate birth control through the mail or…
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An anti-abortion Christian judge, nominated by Trump, is to rule on an abortion pill

Image via Wikimedia CC Matthew Kacsmaryk, 45, is a federal judge for the Amarillo division of the Northern District of Texas and is soon expected to rule on a lawsuit seeking to ban an FDA-approved abortion pill—a decision that could have nationwide implications for the drug’s availability. According to Business Insider, the suit, filed by…

