Legendary NFL coach Tony Dungy speaks out against legalizing abortion in Florida

Super Bowl-winning erstwhile NFL coach Tony Dungy said astatine a news convention pinch Florida Gov. Ron Desantis connected Tuesday, and encouraged Floridians to ballot against an amendment that would legalize abortion successful nan state. 

Dungy said astatine Clearwater Central Catholic High School and shared nan communicative of his ain family and really his interactions pinch his 8 adopted children person influenced his stance connected nan issue. He besides cited his belief for nan stance. 

"I hap to judge that these babies successful nan womb are lives, and I cognize everybody doesn’t judge that, but I hap to judge it. My Bible tells maine that they are," Dungy said. "My woman Lauren and I person 8 adopted children successful our location correct now, and erstwhile I spell location each time and I look astatine those kids, I don't spot 8 choices. I'm sorry, those are 8 lives, and yes we request to protect our women, and yes, we request to protect our mothers, but we request to protect those children arsenic well."

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers erstwhile cornerback Ronde Barber poses pinch his bust on pinch Warren Sapp , Tony Dungy , Derrick Brooks and John Lynch during nan 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement astatine Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.  (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

Dungy besides said he disagrees pinch nan conception that a deficiency of abortion entree would put Florida women successful danger. 

"I americium truthful upset erstwhile group say, ‘Oh we request to get this passed because women successful Florida are successful danger.’ No, they're not successful threat erstwhile they're pregnant." Dungy said. "We person immoderate of nan champion wellness attraction successful nan world here, and it's available, and it's not going to beryllium withheld if this amendment doesn't pass."

Dungy antecedently said retired against Vice President Harris for her stance connected abortion successful a station connected X connected Sept. 19. Dungy was responding to a quote from Harris erstwhile she insisted that "one does not person to wantonness their faith," if they judge successful legalizing abortion. 

"Dear VP Harris: I perceive you make this connection each nan time. Exactly what ‘faith’ are you talking astir erstwhile you opportunity you don’t person to wantonness it to support abortion? Are you talking astir nan Christian religion that says each babies are made successful nan image of God (Gen 1:26), that God places them successful nan womb (Jer 1:5) and that we should not return immoderate life unjustly (Luke 18:20)?" Dungy wrote.

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Tony Dungy of NBC Sports during an NFL crippled betwixt nan Los Angeles Rams and nan Buffalo Bills connected September 08, 2022, astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, CA. ( Icon Sportswire)

"Are you talking astir that religion aliases immoderate nebulous, wide ‘faith’ that says we’re bully enough, and smart capable to make our ain decisions? What ‘faith’ are you talking about?" 

Dungy besides antecedently reposted erstwhile NFL tight extremity Benjamin Watson’s quote tweet complete a Sept. 17 Harris tweet, which said, "A young mother from Georgia should beryllium live today, raising her boy and pursuing her dream of attending nursing school. This is precisely what we feared erstwhile Roe vs. Wade was struck down. In much than 20 states, Trump Abortion Bans forestall doctors from providing basal aesculapian care."

"Amber Thurman’s tragic decease was caused by complications from ineligible abortion narcotics and gross aesculapian malpractice," Watson responded. "She should person been treated instantly by physicians who alternatively waited excessively agelong to act. Georgia’s pro-life rule is not nan issue. It does not criminalize doing a D&C, particularly erstwhile location is nary detectable fetal bosom rate. 

"Amber should beryllium alive, and [Harris] should attraction her attraction connected these facts truthful we tin forestall nan adjacent calamity alternatively than promoting politically motivated falsehoods."

On Dungy’s tweet, 1 commenter wrote, "I emotion what you guidelines for coach. But really do you support personification for illustration Trump? I person ne'er seen station from you criticizing him."

"I conjecture you didn’t spot my station past week erstwhile I said Donald Trump could not person publication Florida Amendment 4 very cautiously erstwhile he said he was going to ballot ‘Yes’ connected it," Dungy replied.

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NBC Sports expert Tony Dungy speaks during a conception anterior to nan 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game betwixt nan Jacksonville Jaguars and nan Las Vegas Raiders astatine Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium connected Aug. 4, 2022 successful Canton, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

Dungy is nan first Black caput coach to beryllium inducted into nan Pro Football Hall of Fame successful nan modern era and 2nd all-time.

Dungy began his caput coaching profession successful Tampa Bay pinch nan Buccaneers, going 54-42 pinch nan franchise earlier moving to Indy, wherever he quickly became a fable pinch Peyton Manning arsenic his quarterback. 

Dungy went 85-27 successful his 112 games starring nan Colts. 

In 2011, Dungy and woman Lauren released a caller book entitled "You Can Be a Friend." The communicative aimed to thatch children what it intends to beryllium a bully friend. The book debuted astatine number 7 and stayed successful nan apical 10 for 1 week connected nan children's image books conception of The New York Times bestseller list.

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