{"id":2153929,"date":"2024-01-19T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T20:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/um-coach-jim-harbaugh-champions-right-to-life-following-football-championship\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T15:21:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T20:21:40","slug":"um-coach-jim-harbaugh-champions-right-to-life-following-football-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/um-coach-jim-harbaugh-champions-right-to-life-following-football-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"UM Coach Jim Harbaugh supports right to life after football win"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fum-coach-jim-harbaugh-champions-right-to-life-following-football-championship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2153929&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fresh off winning\u200c the national college football championship, University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh passionately advocated for the right to life in the \u200dnation\u2019s capital on Friday. Speaking before thousands \u200bof marchers\u200b gathered for the annual \u201cMarch for Life\u201d rally on the National Mall, Harbaugh introduced former NFL \u200btight end Benjamin Watson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s\u200d a great example\u200d that you\u2019re setting. It\u2019s testimony for the sanctity of\u2063 life,\u201d\u200b Harbaugh said to demonstrators\u2064 crowded in the snow. \u201cIt\u2019s\u200c a\u200c great day \u2064for a March!\u200b It\u2019s a great \u2064day. This\u200b is football weather!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Harbaugh gave the podium to \u2063Watson, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-jd-vance-calls-tuesday-voting-results-a-gut-punch-and-sets-sights-on-the-war-ahead\/\" title=\"Sen. JD Vance calls Tuesday voting results a 'gut punch' and sets sights on the 'war' ahead\">urged pro-lifers<\/a> to\u2064 advocate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/48-senators-vow-to-oppose-any-legislation-that-funds-abortion\/\" title=\"48 Senators Vow To Oppose Any Legislation That Funds Abortion\">unborn children<\/a>\u2063 in \u201cthe new fight for life\u201d following\u200b the landmark Supreme Court reversal of <em>Roe v. Wade.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Roe<\/em> \u200c is done,\u201d Watson \u2064said, \u201cbut \u200dwe still\u200d live in a culture that knows not how to care \u2064for life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Roe<\/em> is done,\u201d Watson added, \u201cbut\u200c abortion is \u200dstill legal\u2064 and\u200d thriving\u2062 in too much of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s \u200bgathering marks the second\u200b annual March for Life since \u2063the Supreme Court in <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/em> \u2062overturned \u2063the 1973 precedent claiming a constitutional right to terminate preborn children. An analysis from the IZA Institute of Labor Economics\u200d last fall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/supreme-courts-dobbs-decision-saves-32000-babies-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a> about 32,000 babies have\u200c been saved in states that\u200b implemented the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beto-orourke-loses-again\/\" title=\"Beto O'Rourke Loses Again\">strictest abortion bans<\/a> since the reversal of <em>Roe<\/em> \u2063 in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh further \u200cemphasized his\u200b commitment \u200cto life in \u2064an\u2063 interview on the sidelines of the rally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no right without the right to be born,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cNo other rights matter if you don\u2019t have the right \u200bto be born.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh also spoke \u2063about his \u200cteam\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-on-key-component-to-turning-america-around-its-got-to-be-spiritual\/\" title=\"DeSantis: America's Revival Hinges on Spirituality\">spiritual revival<\/a> after 70 players were \u200bbaptized\u2062 into \u2064Christianity this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a\u2063 spiritual \u2064mission to our team,\u201d Harbaugh\u2062 said, \u201cand I\u2019m inspired by them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The head football coach made\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/parents\/parents\/jim-harbaugh-says-raise-baby-staff-player-dealing-unplanned-pregnancy-rcna40412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">headlines<\/a> in summer\u200b 2022 just one month after the <em>Dobbs<\/em> \u200bdecision \u2063when he <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/07\/27\/american-hero-jim-harbaugh-says-hell-raise-any-of-his-staff-players-surprise-babies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pledged<\/a> to\u2062 raise any babies his staff or players couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-of-the-union-joe-biden-makes-12-putin-references-mentions-china-only-3-times\/\" title=\"State of the Union: Joe Biden Makes 12 Putin References, Mentions China only 3 Times\">\u2019ve told [<\/a>them] the same thing I \u200btell my kids, the\u200b boys, the girls, same thing I tell our\u200c players,\u200b our staff members,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cI encourage them if they have an unplanned pregnancy, to go through with it, go through with it. Let that unborn child be born. And \u200cif at that time, you\u200b don\u2019t \u2062feel like you can care for it, you\u200c don\u2019t \u200dhave\u2063 the\u2064 means\u200b or the\u2062 wherewithal, then\u2063 Sarah and I will \u200dtake that baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan \u200dJustice \u200dis the western correspondent for The\u200b Federalist and\u2063 the author of Social Justice Redux,\u200d a conservative newsletter \u200bon culture, health, and wellness. He has also written\u2063 for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured \u2064in\u200c Real Clear Politics and Fox News.\u2063 Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored\u200b in political science and minored\u2063 in journalism. Follow him on Twitter \u2063at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign \u2064up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cWhy is Jim Harbaugh&#8217;s endorsement of the right \u2062to \u2063life significant\u200b in \u200bthe ongoing battle for\u2062 the rights of the\u2063 unborn<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Fresh off winning\u200c\u200b the national \u200ccollege football championship, \u2062University of \u200cMichigan \u200dhead coach Jim Harbaugh made a \u200bpassionate plea\u2063 for the right to life in the \u200dnation\u2019s capital on Friday. \u200dHarbaugh addressed thousands of marchers who had gathered for the annual \u201cMarch\u2064 for Life\u201d \u200crally\u2063 on the National Mall, where he introduced former \u200dNFL player Benjamin Watson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s\u200d a great example\u200d that you\u2019re\u200c setting.\u2062 It\u2019s testimony for the sanctity of\u2063\u2064 life,\u201d\u200b Harbaugh\u2062 said, speaking to the demonstrators\u2064 who stood in the snow. \u2064\u201cIt\u2019s\u200c a\u200c great day \u200c\u2064for a March!\u200b \u2062It\u2019s\u200c a great \u2064day. This\u200b is football weather!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After his opening remarks, Harbaugh handed the podium\u200d to \u2063Watson, who\u200d urged pro-life advocates to\u2064 fight for the\u200c rights of unborn children\u2063 in \u200cthe\u2062 wake of \u2062the landmark Supreme \u200bCourt reversal of <em>Roe v. Wade.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Roe<\/em> \u200b\u200c is done,\u201d Watson \u2064declared, \u201cbut \u200dwe\u200d still\u200d live in\u2063 a\u2062 culture \u2063that knows not \u2064how \u200bto care \u2064for \u200clife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watson\u2062 added, \u201c<em>Roe<\/em> is done, but\u200c \u200dabortion is \u200dstill legal\u2064 and\u200d thriving\u2062 in\u200c too much \u200bof America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The March for\u200c Life, now in its\u200b second year since \u2063the Supreme Court overturned \u2063the 1973\u2062 ruling of <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/em> that claimed a constitutional right \u2064to terminate preborn\u200d children, serves as\u2063 a platform for\u200d those advocating for \u200dthe rights of the unborn. A recent \u2063study by the IZA\u200b Institute of Labor Economics\u200d found that about 32,000 babies have\u200c been saved \u200bin states that implemented the\u200b strictest abortion bans since the reversal\u200d of <em>Roe<\/em> \u2063 in\u200b 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh\u2062 reiterated \u2062his commitment \u200cto the right to life in \u2064an\u2063 interview conducted on the\u200b sidelines of the rally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no right without the right to be born,\u201d Harbaugh stated firmly. \u201cNo other rights\u2064 matter if you don\u2019t have the right \u200cto be born.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, \u2062Harbaugh also spoke \u2063about the spiritual revival his team experienced, with 70 players being\u200d \u200bbaptized\u2062 into \u2064Christianity this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a\u2063 spiritual \u200c\u2064mission to our\u2064 team,\u201d Harbaugh\u2062 revealed, \u2062\u201cand I\u2019m inspired by them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rally and Harbaugh&#8217;s endorsements are significant, as they shed \u2064light on the ongoing battle for the rights of the unborn. As more and \u2063more voices join the fight,\u2063 there\u2063 is\u2062 hope that society will move toward\u2064 a culture that upholds the sanctity of life \u2062and embraces the right to be born.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh from winning the college football championship, Jim Harbaugh, head coach of the University of Michigan, advocated for the right to life in the nation&#8217;s capital. At the &#8220;March for Life&#8221; rally on the National Mall, Harbaugh introduced Benjamin Watson, a former NFL tight end, as a powerful illustration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2153930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2153929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2153929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2153930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2153929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2153929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2153929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}