A gender war explodes in Utah over the courts, abortion and representation

Four years ago, Mormon Women sued the Legislature for refusing to enact a law that voters had passed banning gerrymandering.

(Kim Raff | The New York Times) Mormon Women for Ethical Government at the home of its co-executive director, Emma Petty Addams, second from left, in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Monday. Sept., 7, 2026. When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery.

Mormon Women for Ethical Government at the home of its co-executive director, Emma Petty Addams, second from left, in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Monday. Sept., 7, 2026. When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery. (Kim Raff/The New York Times)

A gender war explodes in Utah over the courts, abortion and representation

Four years ago, Mormon Women sued the Legislature for refusing to enact a law that voters had passed banning gerrymandering.

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