Michigan Football Coach Jim Harbaugh Slams Abortion At Plymouth Dinner: Report

PLYMOUTH, MI — University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh defended his anti-abortion stance at a Plymouth dinner on Sunday, according to a report from the according to a report from Detroit Catholic.

Harbaugh was one of two keynote speakers at the "Right to Life" dinner, which was held Sunday at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth.

"I believe in having the courage to let the unborn be born," Harbaugh said, according to the report. "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."

Harbaugh also talked about the overturning of Roe v. Wade and a ballot drive that could allow voters to decide if abortion rights should be guaranteed in the Michigan State Constitution.

"Passions can make the process messy, but when combined with respect, it ultimately produces the best outcomes," Harbaugh said, according to the report. "This process has been passionate and messy, but I have faith in the American people to ultimately develop the right policies and laws for all lives involved. I recognize one’s personal thinking regarding morality of a particular action may differ from their thinking on whether government should make that action illegal. There are many things one may hold to be immoral, but the government appropriately allows because of some greater good or personal or constitutional right."

"Ultimately, I don’t believe that is the case with abortion," Harbaugh continued. "Yes, there are conflicts between the legitimate rights of the mother and the rights of the unborn child. One resolution might involve incredible hardship for the mother, family and society. Another results in the death of an unborn person."

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