According to a report from Fox News, Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh is receiving blowback for pro-life comments he made at a Right for Life event over the weekend; Harbaugh also quoted the Bible.
“I believe in having the courage to let the unborn be born,” he said via, Detroit Catholic. “I love life. I believe in having a loving care and respect for life and death. My faith and my science are what drives these beliefs in me. Quoting from Jeremiah, ‘Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart. I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.’”
“In God’s plan, each unborn human truly has a future filled with potential, talent, dreams and love,” Harbaugh said. “I have living proof in my family, my children, and the many thousands that I’ve coached that the unborn are amazing gifts from God to make this world a better place.
“To me, the right choice is to have the courage to let the unborn be born.”
Unfortunately, the Twitter mob pounced on Harbaugh’s comments —some even calling for his firing.
No one who actively attempts to deny women their most basic rights should ever be allowed to hold a position of influence at a public university. That incudes University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh and his anti-woman fundraising. He's a public employee. Fire his ass.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) July 19, 2022
Jim Harbaugh at a Right to Life dinner: "I love life. I believe in having a loving care & respect for life & death. My faith & my science are what drives these beliefs in me."
Jim, you're welcome to your own beliefs–but not your own science or *pushing your beliefs* on others.
— Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) July 19, 2022
I don’t know if Jim Harbaugh has in fact coached thousands of unborn players, but I did watch him coach a team of unprepared ones in the Orange Bowl once.
— National Champions HBTMFD (@dawgsports) July 19, 2022
This might be a difficult concept for Jim Harbaugh of any anti-choice person to grasp … but if you don’t want an abortion, just don’t get one. Not that hard.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) July 19, 2022
More from Fox News:
Harbaugh previously mentioned his pro-life views in an interview with the National Review in 2020 ahead of the coronavirus-impacted college football season. He said at the time he saw a silver lining from the pandemic and saw it as a message from God.
“I don’t think it’s coincidence, personally, living a faith-based life,” Harbaugh said. “This is a message — this is something where, a time we grow in our faith. Having reverence and respect for God. You see people taking more a view of sanctity of life. I hope that continues — and not just in this time of crisis or pandemic.
Continue reading over at Fox News:
Michigan's Jim Harbaugh draws outrage over pro-life remarks https://t.co/xrKt8QKYUR
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 20, 2022