Advancing American Freedom, a conservative advocacy group founded by former Republican Vice President Mike Pence, authored the August 7 letter. Image © iStock - Darwin BrandisThe Comstock Act, enacted in 1873, made it illegal to send “obscene material” by mail, which included any “article or thing designed, adapted or intended for producing abortion.” The Comstock Act is considered a “zombie law,” meaning it hasn’t been repealed, but has not been enforced in many decades. Image iStockAnti-abortion groups and Republican state attorneys general have sued the FDA trying to reverse the 2023 rules or establish legal authority to enforce Comstock. “Righting the politicized Biden-era OLC opinion denying the strict application of Comstock must be an immediate priority for General Blanche.”