Wednesday, December 22, 2021
The moral crusader behind some of our most draconian, patriarchal laws - The Washington Post
… In March 1873, the Comstock law passed, making it illegal to mail obscenity, sex toys, contraception or even information about contraception and abortion, imposing long sentences and steep fines. The idea that birth control was "obscene, lewd, and lascivious" suggested that anyone who wanted it was depraved...
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