The first U.S. effort to restrict access to birth control and abortions the 1873 Comstock Art was so unpopular, it was difficult to enforce and spurred a backlash that led to the creation of Planned Parenthood and abortion protections afforded by the Roe v. Wade verdict.
US history suggests that Republican efforts to restrict reproductive rights will be difficult to enforce and widely reviled, undermining their effectiveness – and ultimately causing their demise.