- Jim Harbaugh and his wife spoke at a Right to Life fundraiser in Michigan Monday night.
- "I believe in having the courage to let the unborn be born," Harbaugh said at the Plymouth Right To Life Benefit Dinner.
- Representatives for the University of Michigan said Harbaugh "was not speaking on behalf of the university."
University of Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh and his wife, Sarah Harbaugh, spoke at a Right to Life anti-abortion fundraiser in Michigan Monday night, according to the organization's website.
Harbaugh and his wife offered remarks and "pro-life testimony" at the Plymouth Right To Life Benefit Dinner at the Inn at St. John's in Plymouth, Right To Life's website said.
A representative for the University of Michigan told Insider that Harbaugh "was not speaking on behalf of the university."
"Jim Harbaugh attended an event and shared his personal views as any citizen has the constitutional right to do. He was sharing his personal beliefs," the statement from the university said.
The theme of Monday's event was "We Were Made to be Courageous."
"I believe in having the courage to let the unborn be born," Harbaugh said, the Detroit Catholic first reported. "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."
"In God's plan, each unborn human truly has a future filled with potential, talent, dreams, and love," Harbaugh continued, according to the Detroit Free Press. "I have living proof in my family, my children, and the many thousands that I've coached that the unborn are amazing gifts from God to make this world a better place. To me, the right choice is to have the courage to let the unborn be born."
According to the Detriot Catholic, Harbaugh also spoke about how his anti-abortion views were instilled in him since childhood. The coach is known to be a devout Catholic.
Abortion is currently legal in Michigan. While the state has a 1931 abortion ban on the books that could make abortion illegal, a Michigan judge in May suspended the law, and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is currently trying to permanently protect legal abortion in the state.