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Michelle Duggar Had A Miscarriage

A photo of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar

Yesterday, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar went to a routine doctor’s appointment to find out the sex of their 20th child. Sadly, the couple’s doctor couldn’t find the baby’s heartbeat and had to inform the couple instead that Michelle had miscarried.

Here’s what Michelle told People:

“After the appointment, we came back home and told the children,” says Michelle, 45.

“We had just been talking about baby names last night and they were getting excited about naming a boy or a girl. It has been a real sad disappointment.”

She says the family will select a name after they know if the baby was a boy or girl, and then plan to have a funeral service.

“I feel like my heart broke telling my children,” says Michelle. “They have all been so excited about this baby and looking forward to April coming around and having a new little one in our arms. That was the most difficult. The Lord is the giver of life and he can choose when that life is ready to go on and be with Him.”

I know that we all have a lot to say about the Duggars and the choices they make, but really, this is just tragic. I hope that this family is coping with their grief, but I also hope that maybe this horrible event can make them see all the risks they’re taking with their lifestyle. Of course it’s their right to do as they please when it comes to babies, but at this point, it’s so obviously dangerous to continue having children and it seems so reckless for everyone involved to continue procreating.

Let’s all send our good thoughts to the Duggars, ok?

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      • I stand by what I said. She brought a life into this world with all the odds against it surviving and the child died. Absolutely reckless. I don’t understand how some folks could think abortion is murder yet support such irresponsible reproduction. It’s at least manslaughter.

  • Ugh.

    Should this come as a surprise?! She had nineteen children already. God or no god, a uterus has its limits. It would be a miracle if she carried the baby to full term. It’s sad, sure – but also the first thing that came to mind after I heard she was pregnant for (!) 21st time…