Blogger critiques LDS abortion letter: missing women, consistency, courage
September 20, 2026 at 10:03 AM MT · via By Common Consent · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

A post on the Mormon blog By Common Consent criticizes the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' recent letter to Idaho members opposing Proposition 1, arguing the statement conspicuously lacks three things: women signatories, intellectual consistency, and courage. The author contends the letter and its underlying positions fail to adequately represent or address women's perspectives on abortion.
The critique comes as the Church has directed Idaho leaders to read the anti-abortion letter twice in Sunday meetings, a rare level of political mobilization. The letter opposes Proposition 1, a ballot measure that would expand abortion access in Idaho.
More coverage of this story
- By Common Consent →September 18, 2026 at 6:42 AM MT
- KBOI / Idaho News 6 →September 18, 2026 at 10:27 AM MT
- By Common Consent →September 20, 2026 at 9:01 AM MT
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