During the 1970s White supported making abortion laws more restrictive. In 1977, the Utah state house voted fifty-five to five, with White against, in favor of a resolution calling for a constitutional convention to amend the Constitution of the United States to ban abortion. White opposed a section of anti-abortion legislation which would require families to see photographs of dead fetuses, saying they were "pornographic" and that anyone who would sent them through the mail would be arrested. She criticized legislation passed by the state house in 1988, which required parental consent for materials that mention contraception. During the 1990 election Nelson was critical of White's pro-choice views. She served as a representative for Planned Parenthood to the World Conference on Women, 1995.