Jim Harbaugh addresses unplanned pregnancies in Michigan family, pledges to ‘raise that baby’

Jim Harbaugh made recent waves with comments at a pro-life fundraiser in Michigan. Over the weekend, Harbaugh addressed those comments in an interview with ESPN.

During that talk with ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski, Harbaugh said he and his wife will “raise that baby” should someone in his family or the Michigan program be involved with an unplanned pregnancy.

“Let’s discuss it,” Harbaugh told ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski as part of a wide-ranging interview conducted Saturday in Muskegon, Michigan, during the team’s summer tour of the state, adding: “I’ve told [them] the same thing I tell my kids, boys, the girls, same thing I tell our players, our staff members. I encourage them if they have a pregnancy that wasn’t planned, to go through with it, go through with it. Let that unborn child be born, and if at that time, you don’t feel like you can care for it, you don’t have the means or the wherewithal, then Sarah and I will take that baby.”

Harbaugh was asked again about his stance by ESPN at B1G Media Days and he maintained his stance. The head coach did add that he believes in and respects other people’s views and sees it as necessary for people on all sides of the issue to contribute to the conversation.

“Let’s discuss them because there’s passion on both sides of this issue,” said Harbaugh. “So when you combine that with respect, that’s when the best results come. … [I’m] just contributing to that conversation and that communication, which I think is really important, in my opinion.

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.