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Idaho abortion measure fails with LDS Church opposition; other states pass rights proposals

November 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM MT · via The Salt Lake Tribune · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

Idaho abortion measure fails with LDS Church opposition; other states pass rights proposals
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Voters in Idaho defeated an abortion-rights ballot measure after the LDS Church publicly opposed it, while abortion-rights proposals passed in Missouri, Virginia and Nevada. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Idaho measure's failure as a significant win for the Church's political influence in the heavily Latter-day Saint state.

The split results show the varied landscape of abortion politics following the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, with the LDS Church's institutional voice proving decisive in Idaho but abortion-rights measures succeeding in states where the Church holds less political sway.

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