University of Michigan Football Coach Under Fire for Pro-life Comments

Jim Harbaugh, the University of Michigan’s football coach, has drawn criticism for remarks he made at an anti-abortion event over the weekend.

Harbaugh spoke on stage at an event by Acts XXIX, which is a Catholic organization designed to support clergy, saying he believed courage was necessary to stand for one’s beliefs, according to the Detroit Catholic.

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

Harbaugh’s comments were not well received by others in his industry, including Former ESPN anchor Jemele Hill who now contributes to The Atlantic.

“This might be a difficult concept for Jim Harbaugh or any anti-choice person to grasp … but if you don’t want an abortion, just don’t get one. Not that hard,” Hill said.

Clay Travis, the founder of Outkick also commented on Harbaugh’s comments in a video saying that the reactions to Harbaugh’s beliefs were likely to be different than the response to other famous athletes.

“The same 🏆Sports media that always argues, ‘Hey, we want everybody to share their political beliefs — speak out as much as you want,’ is going to absolutely rip Jim Harbaugh to shreds because he has a different opinion than they do on abortion,” Travis said.

This isn’t the U-M coach’s first foray into political analysis, however. During his time in Ann Arbor in 2016, Harbaugh said he didn’t “respect the motivation or action” of Colin Kaepernick when he knelt to the National Anthem, according to