“Interstate commerce is a federal concern.”
The laws are very misleading concerning the shipping of abortion pills. An older law, the Comstock Act, prohibits the interstate mailing of items intended to cause abortion. However, the Department of Justice has stated that mailing abortion pills does not violate the act if the sender does not know the drugs will be used illegally. And of course that thought would fall under any item being moved for illegal use. Additionally, the Dormant Commerce Clause restricts lawmakers from enacting laws that place an undue burden on interstate commerce. As long as it is being moved for legal use, the feds are hamstrung.
This battle has been going on for a number of years. Here’s a good article on the actions:
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That does not seem to be a valid interpretation of what the DOJ’s stance is, sorry. And the POTUS is the enforcer here, not the DOJ per se.