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Ex-49ers coach Jim Harbaugh doubles down on callous anti-abortion comments

In case there was any doubt, Jim Harbaugh's callous comments about abortion weren't just the views he was comfortable expressing behind closed doors at religious events.

The Michigan football coach doubled down in an interview with ESPN published Tuesday, saying he believes pregnancies should be carried to term no matter the health risks to the pregnant person.

"I've told [Michigan players] the same thing I tell my kids, boys, the girls, same thing I tell our players, our staff members," the former 49ers and Stanford coach said. "I encourage them if they have a pregnancy that wasn't planned, to go through with it, go through with it.