Repeal Comstock Act & Establish Federal Protections for Telehealth and Abortion Medication by Mail
Repeal the Comstock Act and establish federal protections for telehealth and abortion medication by mail.
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Evidence
Congresswoman Goodlander said she is "fighting with everything I’ve got to restore reproductive freedom" and noted that in Congress she is an original cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act, the Right to Contraception Act, and the Stop Comstock Act, which is described as legislation to prevent misuse of the Comstock Act to prohibit mailing medication abortion and other materials used in abortion procedures.
Assessments
Goodlander is an active federal officeholder and the relevant timing is her current House term. The evidence shows she took a serious legislative step by originally cosponsoring the Stop Comstock Act and related reproductive-rights bills, which materially aligns with repealing or preventing misuse of Comstock and protecting abortion medication by mail. However, the record provided does not show that Congress enacted a repeal of the Comstock Act or established the promised federal telehealth/mail protections for abortion medication. Because there is evidence of serious effort but no delivered federal outcome, this should be scored as not delivered with an effort badge.