Jim Harbaugh, the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines football team, clarified his position after facing backlash on social media

Jim Harbaugh, the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines football team, clarified his position after facing backlash on social media and from college football fans for comments he made at a pro-life event.

In an interview with ESPN, Harbaugh discussed how he has made it clear to his family, players, and staff that if they become pregnant unexpectedly and are unable to care for the child, he and his wife will raise the child.

“I told [them] the same thing I tell my children—boys and girls—as well as our players and staff members. If women become pregnant unintentionally, I advise them to carry the pregnancy to term, Harbaugh added.

“Let that unborn child come into the world, and if at that point you don’t feel like you can take care of it, if you don’t have the resources or the wherewithal, then Sarah and I will take that baby.”

He said, “We have a big house. Any player on our team, any female staff member, any staff member, or any member of our immediate or extended family who doesn’t feel like they can take care of a baby after they deliver it, can stay there. We’ll care for that child.

On July 17, Harbaugh, who has been the head coach of the University of Michigan since 2015 and played collegiate football there, served as the main speaker at the Plymouth Right to Life dinner and auction, which was held 15 miles away.

He delivered an impactful speech in support of the unborn, which caused a stir on social media.

“We Were Made to be Courageous” served as the theme for the evening.

Harbaugh discussed the fortitude that is necessary in today’s world for people to be able to speak out for their beliefs.

The Detroit Catholic reported that he stated, “I believe in having the guts to allow the unborn be born.” “I cherish life.

I think it’s important to respect and love both life and death. My motivation for these beliefs comes from both my science and my faith. Jeremiah says, “I knew you before I made you in the womb.

I distinguished you before you were even born. You are my chosen prophet to the nations.

Catholic by upbringing, Harbaugh mentioned how his parents ingrained their beliefs in him from a young age.

Now that he has children of his own, he instils these principles in them and lives them out when he interacts with his football players and staff.

Although Harbaugh acknowledged that not everyone shared his worldview, he noted that it was crucial to communicate your beliefs and the reasons behind them.

The best results are finally produced when respect is paired with passions, according to Harbaugh. Passions can make the process ugly.

“This process has been emotional and contentious, but I believe that eventually the American people will come up with the best laws and regulations for everyone involved.

I am aware that a person’s personal moral convictions may differ from their opinion of whether the government should deem a given activity unlawful.

Many actions that one may deem immoral are legitimately permitted by the government due to a larger good, a constitutional right, or another factor.

In the end, he continued, “I don’t think that is the case with abortion. “Yes, there are conflicts between a mother’s legal rights and a developing child’s rights.

For the mother, the family, and society as a whole, one option might entail extreme hardship.

An unborn person dies as a result of another.

Although both outcomes are undesirable, Harbaugh insisted that the unborn child’s life must prevail.

He also stressed the value of aiding expectant moms who require it by supporting pro-life programmes.

Each unborn person actually has a future full of potential, skill, dreams, and love in God’s plan, he declared.

“I have living proof that the unborn are great gifts from God to make this world a better place in my family, my children, and the many thousands that I’ve coached.

The courageous decision, in my opinion, is to allow the unborn to be born.

During the occasion, his wife, Sarah Harbaugh, also gave a pro-life testimony and discussed how they as a married pair spread their beliefs.

“My parents would go to a Planned Parenthood and pray,” the woman recalled.

“I believe my mother had a significant impact on me; both of my parents spoke out in favour of safeguarding the unborn.

I know people who have pondered or have had abortions—friends and even family—and they are not any better for it.

We would be in a different position on this problem if there was more support for women and more people who were aware of the truth.

An estimated $44,000 was raised at the auction for local pro-life initiatives.

Additionally, donations from donors totaling $100,000 were made to Plymouth Right to Life.