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Former NFL coach and outspoken Christian, Tony Dungy, had some strong words against Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s recent post supporting abortion. Harris took aim at former president Donald Trump\u2019s stance on abortion, which she attacked him on during their first (and possibly only) debate. \u201cOne does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree: The government, and certainly Donald Trump, should not be telling a woman what to do with her body,\u201d she wrote<\/a>. She has stated that Trump will sign a federal abortion ban if elected, something that Trump\u2019s running mate, JD Vance, has denied, although Trump himself has been less clear since getting push back from evangelicals on his growing liberality towards abortion.<\/p>\n

During their debate, Trump challenged Harris on her own views of abortion, accusing her of supporting abortion up to nine months and even after, citing a previous conversation that leaked former Virginia governor Ralph Northam <\/a>\u00a0apparently supporting withholding life saving care from a baby that survives an abortion. Harris did not address the claim that she supported abortion through nine months, but she did refuse to support the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dungy responded<\/a> to Harris\u2019s statement, writing, \u201cDear VP Harris: I hear you make this statement all the time. Exactly what \u2018faith\u2019 are you talking about when you say you don\u2019t have to abandon it to support abortion?\u201d He cited Genesis 1:26, which states all people are made in the image of God. He also stated \u201cthat God places [babies] in the womb (Jer 1:5) and that we should not take any life unjustly (Luke 18:20)\u2026\u201d He then went on to further question Harris\u2019s statement. \u201cAre you talking about that faith or some nebulous, general \u2018faith\u2019 that says we\u2019re good enough, and smart enough to make our own decisions? What \u2018faith\u2019 are you talking about?\u201d Dungy received a supportive comment from former NFL coach Lou Holtz. \u201cI could not agree with you more,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThese are the questions we must ask our leaders! They need to be held accountable. Thank you for being bold in your faith and doing what\u2019s right even if it isn\u2019t popular.\u201d Dungy has been a strong pro-life advocate throughout his career, with he and his wife fostering over 100 children and adopting eight.<\/p>\n

Abortion has become a contentious political topic for Christians, with many pushing for a strong pro-life message from the Trump campaign and lamenting his apparent waffling on the issue since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Others have pushed for a more gradual approach to removing abortion, with some pushing to leave abortion laws to the states. Allie Beth Stuckey, who has adamantly spoken against Trump\u2019s softening on abortion, retweeted Dungy\u2019s comment. She has also pushed back against Harris\u2019s outrage on the death of Amber Thurman<\/a>, a Georgia resident who liberals are claiming died due to a lack of access to abortion care. Georgia has a heartbeat bill, prohibiting abortions after a detectable heartbeat except in cases of danger to the life of the mother.<\/p>\n

Thurman, who was pregnant with twins, chose to order an abortion pill from North Carolina and took her first pill at a clinic there. She took a second at home as was instructed to go to an emergency room if she experienced any adverse effects. However, Thurman contracted an infection<\/a> after all the remains of her twins were not expelled. She went to an emergency room in Georgia, which for some reason did not perform a D&C right away, which would have been permissible under Georgia law. Instead it continued to administer antibiotics. By the time the hospital finally decided to perform the D&C, Thurman was so ill that she passed away during the procedure. Stuckey has stated the situation shows the dangers of the abortion pill, not heartbeat laws. \u201cNo pro-lifer sentenced any woman to death,\u201d wrote Stuckey<\/a>. \u201cThe abortion pills Amber Thurman took to kill her twins did that. I feel very much for her little boy. If it weren\u2019t for abortion, his mom and his siblings would still be alive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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