
A 19th-Century Obscenity Law Is Being Used Again to Limit Abortion
60-Second Science
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The Future of Another Timeline
Ennily Newitz is an author and science journalist. They wrote a sci-fi novel called The Future of Another Timeline. It's about a group of feminists who travel back in time to stop Comstock's misogynistic anti-obscendity crusade. His law was based on the First Amendment's exception for obscenity, which is not protected as free speech.
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