The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has donated $1 million to the Too Extreme for Idaho Political Action Committee, which opposes Proposition 1, an abortion-rights ballot initiative in Idaho's November election. The contribution is the Church's largest direct donation to a state political campaign in recent years.

Prop 1 would establish a constitutional right to abortion in Idaho until fetal viability, overriding the state's current near-total ban. The Church said in a statement that it opposes the initiative because it conflicts with the Church's doctrinal position on the sanctity of life.

The donation has drawn criticism from some Latter-day Saints who question whether institutional church funds should be used for partisan political campaigns. Others have defended the contribution as consistent with the Church's advocacy on moral issues. Idaho has a heavily Latter-day Saint electorate, and church members make up a majority of the state legislature.