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Blogger critiques LDS Idaho letter on abortion: missing women, consistency

September 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM MT · via Wheat and Tares · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

Blogger critiques LDS Idaho letter on abortion: missing women, consistency
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A Wheat & Tares blogger offers detailed criticism of the church's letter to Idaho congregations opposing Proposition 1, the state's abortion-rights initiative. The author argues the letter lacks input from women, fails to address inconsistencies in the church's abortion exceptions, and avoids the harder question of how to support pregnant women.

The post, which states upfront the author dislikes writing negatively about the church, walks through what it describes as gaps between the church's stated exceptions (rape, incest, mother's health) and the practical reality of accessing those exceptions under restrictive state laws. It questions why a letter on women's healthcare appears to have been written without women's voices.

The piece represents liberal Mormon discomfort with the church's political involvement on abortion, a recurring tension as the church takes positions on state ballot measures.

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