David Hookstead
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Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh’s stance on abortion is crystal clear.
Following the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, abortion takes have been flying all over the place. Harbaugh has now weighed in, and there’s no doubt he’s 100% pro-life.
“I believe in having the courage to let the unborn be born. 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,'” Harbaugh told people attending the Plymouth Right to Life dinner and auction over the weekend, according to DetroitCatholic.com.
In an era where speaking up as pro-life gets you tarnished by the outrage mob, it’s great to see Harbaugh having the courage and conviction to take a stand.
Even though Big Ten and college football fans love to drag him, he’s authentic. In fact, I’d argue he’s one of the most authentic men in all of sports.
So, nobody should be surprised that he’s speaking his mind.
Harbaugh believes people need to have “a loving care and respect for life and death,” and he believes people must have the “courage” to let babies be born.
It doesn’t get much more blunt than that! He let the world know where he stands on the issue.
Props to Harbaugh for having the spine to take a stand when so many others don’t.
Like it!
I’m Pro-Life but I appreciate it is a complex issue with many “what about ifs…”. I WAS a “Not Harbaugh” fan … NOW I AM a Harbaugh Fan for him having the courage to go public knowing the Kill Babies Mob will now target him … and you know that Ann Arbor has an active Kill Babies chapter.
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Keep your head on a swivel, Coach.
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Not a big Harbaugh fan either, but this took great courage, especially at a very liberal school like Michigan. It will be very interesting to see if the mob comes after him and demands his resignation, for exercising his freedom of speech.
He just beat Ohio State – I think he’ll manage to outride this one …
I like the way he encouraged birth over abortion: have courage. Over 97% of abortions are contraceptive, so convenience, not health, is why women have the operation.
Well, 97 percent are birth control – they’re clearly not preventing conception like the pill or a condom, so they can’t be “contraceptive” …
Do not let me off with the use of the word as colloquial. I pursue definitional and grammatical precision in my posts. Thanks for the correction.
I’m a die-hard all-Ohio sports fan, but have new-found respect for Harbaugh.
Who knew there was anything that I liked about Hairball? Congrats, Jim on taking a stand for life.
Love him or hate him as a coach , this took courage, something sorely lacking in today’s America. Courage is the hardest virtue. Now where are all of his college and pro coaching brethren to have his back? You know 60-70% of them support his position. Fact.