Mormon Church Donates

$1 Million to Stop Abortions

Up to Birth in Idaho

LifeNews.com | Madison LaClare

Oct. 13, 2026 | Boise, Idaho

On Friday, October 9, 2026, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated $1 million to the “Too Extreme for Idaho PAC,” a political action committee working to defeat Idaho’s Proposition 1. Current Idaho law generally prohibits abortion, with limited exceptions, including for rape and incest.

However, Proposition 1 allows abortion up to fetal viability, which it redefines, allowing abortion for any reason into the eighth month of pregnancy. Proposition 1 eliminates Idaho’s parental consent laws. Proposition 1 also says any “health care provider” can perform abortion.

The donation is notable not only for its size but also for the Church’s limited history of making political contributions of this kind. One comparable example was the Church’s involvement in opposing California’s Proposition 8 nearly two decades ago, when it reportedly spent more than $100,000
in support of the effort.

Following the Idaho donation, the Church issued a statement explaining its involvement: “While The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints remains neutral toward political candidates, it actively addresses ballot initiatives it believes carry significant moral consequences. Accordingly, the church has joined a coalition of like-minded organizations and individuals in Idaho to dedicate resources toward defeating Proposition 1.”

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Gavin Newsom Expands Mandate Forcing California Colleges

to Sell Abortion Pills
LifeNews.com | Steven

Oct. 1, 2026 | Sacramento, CA
excerpts below

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law expanding his mandate forcing every public California college and university to sell abortion pills, even though none of them offer prenatal care.

The new law Newsom signed takes effect Jan. 1, 2029, if the Legislature appropriates funding. Colleges that already operate a student health center must sell abortion pills — on site, by telehealth, through a contracted provider, or by directing students to an off-campus center with follow-up on campus — and must post the abortion pill availability on their websites.

Of 115 community college campuses, 92 have health centers. Campuses without one are not required to open a clinic.

Since the university mandate took effect, almost 1,700 babies have been killed in abortions on California campuses, according to an analysis of data from the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls.

Pro-life groups said the state is expanding abortion while offering almost no medical care for students who continue a pregnancy. None of the 33 UC and CSU campuses advertise comprehensive prenatal care. Only three — UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis and Chico State — provide ultrasounds for pregnant students.

“We strongly urge schools to accommodate pregnant and parenting students, as education is a pathway out of poverty and a tool that should be extended to people who have families, and not just those who don’t,” Students for Life spokesperson Kristi Hamrick said. “When it comes to medical care on college campuses, we can’t ask schools to set up a health center if that is not a service they offer. But if they have one, we can demand that life-affirming care be included.” CLICK HERE for additional information from the full article.

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Josh Hawley Wants Congress

to Ban Abortion Drugs
LifeNews.com | Mark Tapscott

Sept. 25, 2026 |Washington, DC

Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) called on Congress to ban the use of the mail-order drug mifepristone that causes hundreds of thousands of chemical abortions of unborn children and sends one of every 10 women who take it to the hospital emergency room with serious, potentially fatal medical complications.

“The abortion drug is not safe, it’s not safe for the babies it kills almost every single time and it’s not safe for the mother either because in more than one in 10 cases, the mother who takes that pill is sent to an emergency room with a life-threatening condition,” he declared during the opening night of Family Research Council Action’s Pray Vote Stand Summit (PVSS) on Thursday. “And the pharmaceutical companies who make that drug, they lie about it because they make money on abortions. The more abortions there are, the more money they make.”

“We have more abortions in this country now than we did when Roe v. Wade was the law of the land because of the abortion drug. It is turning every mailbox in America into a Planned Parenthood clinic. We cannot allow this to go on, we need to ban it,” he continued.

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Aborted Baby Wins Settlement

in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Abortionist

LifeNews.com | Steven Ertelt

Sept. 24, 2026 | New Mexico

In an unprecedented legal action, an aborted baby won a wrongful death lawsuit settlement against the abortionist who killed him or her.

The estate of a 26-week-old aborted child has collected $200,000 in a New Mexico wrongful-death settlement, in what attorneys on the case call the first payout of its kind to an aborted baby treated as a person under state law.

The case, Wabbington v. Boyd, was settled and dismissed with prejudice on Sept. 14. The defendants were late-term abortionist Curtis Wayne Boyd, who then operated as Southwestern Women’s Options; Emily Cohen; and the late Carmen Landau. CLICK HERE to read the full story.

Texas Supreme Court Denies Surrogate's Request, Rules Baby Can Leave State
LiveAction.org | by Nancy Flanders

Sept. 21, 2026 |Texas

The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday denied surrogate mother McKenna West's request to rule that the baby she delivered must remain in Texas to receive specialized medical treatment for his health condition.

The ruling could mean that the baby — referred to as "Gabriel" by West prior to his birth, and named "Rumi" by his genetic parents — will be moved to California, where it is hoped that he will continue his treatment for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). CLICK HERE to read the full story, including: Key Takeaways, Details, Backstory, Why it Matters, and the Bottom Line.

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