How abortion and the Supreme Court might affect Latter-day Saint voters | Episode 153

For many voters, including a number of Latter-day Saints, this year’s presidential election comes down to one issue: abortion. They may not like Donald Trump’s style, but they believe he will support the cause of protecting the unborn. At the same time, many other voters, including, again, a number of Latter-day Saints, have a more complex view of abortion, with some pointing to the more nuanced stance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints itself on that topic. So how might this debate play out among Latter-day Saints, especially in Utah, in this election? And how might the current battle over the Supreme Court — and talk of toppling Roe v. Wade — affect the outcome? Morgan Lyon Cotti, associate director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah, discusses this and other issues dividing Latter-day Saint voters in 2020 and beyond.