How America's abortion obsession was sparked on a conference call

White Evangelical Christians are on the front-lines of America's 'pro-life' movement. But not so long ago this group was disinterested in abortion and largely apolitical. They're a crucial faction of Donald Trump's base, motivating him to further restrict abortion rights across the country. How did it all change? Leah Green investigates how a group of men turned abortion into a tool that shaped the course of American politics. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://ift.tt/16bR3Lu Support the Guardian ► https://ift.tt/2VEEwKb Today in Focus podcast ► https://ift.tt/2D74a4z Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► https://ift.tt/2feoDdN The Guardian ► https://ift.tt/1AFLGzy Sources: Thy Kingdom Come: How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America – Randall Balmer The real origins of the religious right ► https://ift.tt/2DOSVvX The politics of abortion ► https://ift.tt/2MAUlR7 Extreme abortion laws shine light on Trump's courting of the religious right ► https://ift.tt/2yrEmfK The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► https://ift.tt/1J9JUwL Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► https://ift.tt/1yECE17 Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► https://ift.tt/16bR6H2