This 1929 Nebraska law prohibited the sale, distribution, and advertisement of contraceptive and abortifacient drugs and products, reflecting the language of the Comstock Act of 1873. The law leaves exceptions for printed materials used for medical…
This 1902 Puerto Rico law criminalized abortion in the territory, newly governed by the United States after the Spanish-American War. Notably, the law allows therapeutic abortions, prescribed and performed by doctors.