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Griswold v. Connecticut

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Do You Know What the Comstock Act Means?

In 19 16, birth control advocate margaret sanger was tried for violating new york's anti obscenity law when she tried to import contraceptive diaphragms into the united states. The court of appeals decided that doctors were exempt from the law because they were making decisions for their patients health and well being,. But sanger's conviction was upheld because she was not a doctor. At the federal level, a similar case started dismantling the comstock acts prohibitions on birth control 19 36. This is a weird thing that happens in the law sometimes, where you file suit against an inanimate object. We're talking about katherine dexter mc cormick, who provided a big part of

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