Photo of Duggars’ Stillborn Baby Released

total exploitation.
christians?
can’t think of any christians that i know that would expose themselves much less a stillborn infant to be online and on the television (it will eventually make it to their reality show…)

these people are just as greedy as the ceo of any business!!!

The fact that they exploited their children by putting them on television in the first place is disgusting in and of itself, but “leaking” photos of their stillborn fetus is reprehensible. Just wait, there will be a 2-hour special on TLC. The worst though? I’ve seen the photos that were leaked and in the one where the whole family is gathered together in the church, SMILING over the casket, Michelle is positively glowing. If I lost my child, I’d have to be sedated. I hope people stop watching and paying attention to them and their show gets canceled.

I can’t imagine being so heartless and mean that I would criticize a grieving couple as they cope with the loss of a child. It’s a sad world when so many among us cannot let go of their hate and simply pray for and love one another – even those whose lifestyles you might disagree with.

Well said Lucy!!

@ Lucy…………..They want to be left alone, then they need to stop running to the press everytime she spread her legs and get knocked up. They have made a public carear exploiting having babies. They want to be left alone, don’t release your dead babies photo to the public. Can’t have it both ways.

Well, they do have a lot of kids…and it takes money to properly support them. So, if they are doing this for money, that’s their business. Furthermore different people grieve in different ways. This does not make them bad people.

these people are unbelivable the family smiling over the casket is worse than the dead baby pic! STOP HAVING BABIES!

Wow, there sure are a lot of intolerant, judgmental people commenting on this.

Are you FRIGGIN KIDDING ME????!!!

A 2nd trimester miscarriage is NOT A STILLBORN YOU MORONS!!!

PLEASE! Somebody stop paying these people money to show off that he has sperm and she has a uterus!

hey, they got 19 kids + a retarded one, they need the money and they are allowed to “grieve” the way the they like.

maybe this is the FINAL hint: they BOTH should go on birth control and stop abusing their children for attention and monetary gains.

NOWHINEPLEASE – you said it perfectly. Folks are just to hardened in this world to realize that this baby was a real human!! A child died and they are grieving. Let them do it on their own terms. At least they are recognizing that this was LIFE. In regards to Mrs C’s comment regarding the D&C…If you read the story, you would know that she didn’t have the D&C. The doctors recommended that she let the birth/miscarriage of this baby be done naturally. The child was born at home.

When my twins were born and died, at the funeral we both were sedated but at one point I remember hearing someone say something and it just clicked that those around me expected me to be ok…so i joined the conversation and even made a few jokes about things (not my kids being dead though)…I waited till we were alone and then broke…..I have pictures of my babies and I would post them and have posted them on the web for others to share and I was only 1 week farther along than she was….They didnt show anything in their photos mine are so much more graphic than theirs

@NoWhinePlease- I totally agree!

For all the negative posters — Just because we aren’t used to having large families these days doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with this family. The fact that they use TV to support their family is just fine. At least they aren’t out promoting horrible values and low morals like the Kardashians or Real Housewives shows. This is actually a loving FAMILY where they parents are MARRIED. They have committed to each other and their children and should be COMMENDED, not disparaged.

The family didn’t intend for the photos to be public, yet there is a link on their webpage to a picture linked with audio of Michelle reading a letter to Jubilee. Weird how that happened. I’m over this family.

The author needs to be corrected regarding the statement ;”….. commemorate the life of what would have been their 20th child” This was their 20 the child who tragically died.

Everyone who is bashing them for photos should be ashamed. You are all heartless. I have had 4 miscarriages and would have taken photos if I could. And I would have cherished them & shared them on facebook & anywhere else I could. These photos not only give us the chance to keep our children with us, but they bring awareness. Get over it & show sympathy. They lost a child.

when a woman miscarries, genetic testing can be done to help the family understand if there was some type genetic mutation, problem with the fetus. and what % chance a future child could be affected by this

What I think is sick about some of these comments is the fact that people are judging others in the way the grieve. There is absolutely nothing wrong with them taking pictures of their baby and having a funeral service. A child at 25 weeks gestation is definitely a child. Had she went into labor at this stage and delivered the baby you would see a fully developed very small baby. So why is it so disgusting to so may of you that they took pictures and had a funeral service? A funeral service to alot of people is a celebration of life and what it was or could have been. And the family smiling in the picture around the casket, well that is a family that accepts the fact that god has a plan for all whatever if may be and the accept the fact they will see her in heaven when god brings them home. For all who are judging these people with your crude remarks, well to me that is disgusting.

Friggin’ FREAKS!! Why won’t this family just GO AWAY!!! Please stop giving them any attention! They are soooo disturbed and clearly need phychological help.

I can not believe how some of these comments are so hateful and talk about judging people they do not personally know. The reason Michelle can look in the casket and “smile” is that because Michelle knows that it is a “see you later”. God has promised His children eternal life and Michelle will be able to see her daughter again when she gets to heaven. I feel so sorry for those of you that do not know what kind of comfort that God’s promise can bring a person who has lost a loved one.

Hi, message to jstate83 about how a photograph could be taken if she had the D&C. I’m guessing she might have miscarried naturally and then had the D&C afterwards (done to ensure nothing is left behind in the womb). I don’t understand why people are writing so many nasty comments. What has this family ever done to hurt you? For example, someone posting earlier saying “2nd trimester miscarriage is NOT A STILLBORN”. Regardless of when it happened, it was a LIFE that ended. When you get pregnant, it does not matter when it ends, if it does, you still mourn for that life that could have been.

Emily—thank you for putting into words so eloquently, what I was feeling/thinking—-
It is so sickening how judgemntal people can be.
Always remember—-Those without sin, cast the 1st stone.

Can’t believe the hateful comments. Personally, I think their children are very happy and well adjusted, not exploited. As far as the pictures go, maybe many are offended because they have to face the fact that this was a baby, not just a blob. And, how people deal with grief is their business, not ours to judge. I could also smile at my mom’s funeral. We had a celebration service, remembering her life, and rejoicing because we will one day see her again in heaven.

I’m sorry. People take pictures like these all the time when they lose a child due to miscarriage if they have the chance. It is not that rare. It’s just that no one else is in the public spotlight. This is no different than if the baby was lost at full term. It is their way of remembering this lost life. I personally think that the main reason why so many have a problem with it is not because the pictures were taken but the fact that they have had so many children. They live off of no government assistance, they are completly debt free, and they can afford to support their children. Who are any of us to judge them for the choices they make when those choices have absolutly no affect on anyone in this world. You need to let them live their lives. And if they choose to live it in the spotlight fine, but they have every right to grieve in their own way just as anyone else in this world does. Peace to the family in this difficult time.

I bet I could find many things in each of your lives that have negative consequences on your children or on yourself. Not every decision we make will only have good things from it, but it doesn’t make it the wrong choice. You act like these people beat their children…and to say that what that miscarriage is personal and how dare them- let them deal with their grief in their own way, each one of us is different. I love how on these comments, everyone is so righteous and perfect. I can’t personally say I would ever choose to do what they do, but it is by far not even close to the worst I’ve seen. In fact, I think the pictures are precious, I think it’s neat to have something to remember your child by. It’s all a matter of perspective. You act like you know them, because you see a few hours of their life on tv and ready what people write (whose job is to entertain you). And for those of you who think they can’t possibly spend anytime with their kids..they homeschool..most kids are in public school- gone eight hours a day..then half of them go to daycare and babysitters….I bet they spend more time with their kids than most Americans do!

I would love to have pictures of my miscarried babies to look at and share with my loved ones. Leave them alone. Why should we shove miscarriages and stillbirth under the mat just so it doesn’t make a handful of people uncomfortable? When you show pictures of your living children do you ever stop to think that it makes someone else feel uncomfortable and that they would rather not see them?
As for those people who insist on calling her a fetus, she was a baby to those that would have mattered most in her life. And a lost pregnancy this late is a stillbirth. I know someone who has had one, death certificate and all.

i think the way they handled it was perfect for them, you have to do whatever you can at a time like this to bring yourself ,and your spouce and her siblings as much comfort as possable, i say praise God they hed the strength to pull through this,……….. GOD BLESS YOU ALL

What is wrong with the photos? This is their daughter they have every right to have them. This is how they choose to grieve. Also to some posts on here, she has only had two miscarriages. One was the second baby she ever carried. She went on to have succesful pregnancies ever since. And who are we to say your family is to small or to big. They care for their kids, they pay for them, if you don’t like it don’t watch their show. It is a free country after all.

I don’t even understand any of the comments on here calling the photos disgusting, or criticizing the family for that matter. Everyone needs to just shut up and realize just what it is you’re saying. It’s their business if they want to be on tv.

In response to “JoJos mom”,they are NOT idiots.IT IS A STILLBIRTH! I HAD ONE and the DR told me that and stop being so crude and insensitive!

I think the people so disturbed by the pictures are actually frightened by the pictures. I think this is the first time that people who have not lost a child may be realizing how “alive” and “real” and “formed” a fetus of such a young age can be. To be disturbed by a picture of a clearly well formed human hand and a pair of feet is ignorant and lacking in civilized human feelings. Those of you that chose to abort your fetuses at the age of this fetus and sometimes older, make no mistake, your fetus was formed in the same way this fetus was and like you were when you were in the womb. Fetuses suck their thumbs, move around, kick, etc. in utero at many weeks less in age than this fetus. If you allowed the “place/hospital” where you had your abortion to “dispose” of your “almost” baby, that is what you allowed to be thrown in the trash, very small hands and feet, a beating heart, little under developed lungs, etc. and a fetus that was moving and kicking, and doing most of the things that i see every baby do when it is first born. The ignorance, hate, and down right lack of any empathy reminds me of the emotionally disturbed people we have killing throughout our country. To have the kind of hate I am reading can only come from someone hurting very bad, who doesn’t know how to love, who maybe has never been loved, who is trying to be cool, who is jealous of what others have, and that hasn’t been able to connect all the parts in their brain that a normal adult human being usually does when they become adults. Please do not reproduce and continue to spread this kind of hate. Children mimic their parents and we have enough hate in this world. For those of you that have children, please try and fix yourself so we don’t keep having to deal with your kids growing up with no clue, feelings, sense of morals, etc.

The comments about how they are media hogs are driving me crazy. To have that may kids they started in the 80′s, well before the TV shows like this were ever even a thought. They also had 14 kids already before the first TV show was ever offered. This was their religious choice well before media ever entered into the picture. It just turned out to be a great way for them to earn some money and create some TV that isn’t trash. They can grieve how ever they’d like. God bless them as they go through this time of mourning.

my condolences to u n ur familia

Strange? Maybe. Sick and twisted? I don’t see why. Taking photos of a stillborn is not that uncommon. Maybe it’s uncommon for a baby that small, but honestly, you see one tiny little hand and one tiny little foot. What’s so offensive about that?

There are ALOT of people who take photos of their stillborn babies and make them public, just go on Youtube and you’ll see that. They have made their family public to allow people to have a glimpse into their lives to see how they live for God. They don’t show every little thing that goes on and if the photos of their baby was leaked out then that isn’t their fault and she doesn’t get “knocked up” it’s not like she is some slut out there just taking it from anyone, she is a married woman and she gets pregnant by her husband and how many kids they have chosen to have is their business. As far as the comment about her glowing, well she knows where her baby is, I believe that she is sad at the lose, but she doesn’t need to be a basket case because she has the comfort of knowing that her baby is in Heaven, healthy and safe and she will get to see her again one day.

Every parent has pride in their child and hundreds of thousands of parents show pictures of their children on the internet and on tv. If they choose to show the world the love they have for this baby even though it has already passed on then let them. They love their children very much and they have some reason to show the world this tiny little baby, maybe to show us how precious life really is; even before it begins!. So sorry for the loss Michelle and Jim-bob.

Sorry Stevie – I don’t like to throw hate back… but where are you going with your comments? We’re not discussing the population crisis… we’re talking about a tiny life being honored…

I know how they feel and i know that no parent should have to put to rest a child. I have lost 2 one was a week old and the other was 2 1/2 years old. And it hurts so bad to lose a child. I wish them well i lost both of mine on dec 9 4years apart. I will keep them in my prays as i know how hard it is to go threw the lose of a child and then havein to deal with the holidays. God bless everyone and hope you all had a merry christmas.

I think that the picutres are a wonderful way for them to remember their child. As a mother of a stillborn son. I also have pictures of my child. Until people have experienced the loss of a child they need not comment on those that have. That is the only way we have to validate that our child exsisted. I would not have released mine to the public as those memories are mine alone. Michelle and Jim Bob were Jubilee’s parents and they were the ones to decide what they needed in their grief and no one has the right to judge them for that. If you don’t like hearing about it then don’t listen and certainly don’t read about it. They did what they felt was right for them. We have an organization here that comes to the hospital to take photos for families that have had a loss so that they might have a loving beautiful photo to remember what their child looked like. SHAME on people for making their grief harder than it need be!!!! I lost my son 24 years ago and still grieve for him as am sure you would know if you would know if God forbid you had lost a child yourselves. We grasp onto anything that might keep their memory alive. Try looking into how many maternal suicides there are after the loss of a child and see if you want to offer your opinion!!!

What happened to peace and goodwill toward all? I worked with a girl who lost one twin and held on to the other. She sent out cards announcing the birth of the child who died and she did have pictures of the baby which she only showed to a few. She wanted to acknowledge this baby and this is how she did it . When the second twin was born o.k., she sent out announcement cards for him also. Who are we to say this is wrong….it was what she needed and more importantly what she wanted. At least years down the line she has a picture of the child she lost which she would not have had so each person grieves differently and we should be there for them not criticize them.

This scripture has run through my mind as I’ve read every hurtful comment made.
John 15:18-19.
My prayer is this verse will be looked up & read. I pray hearts will be tender, but for those that are not there will be no doubt as to why. My prayer for those hearts will be that one day you come to know the full pardon of sin that only Jesus Christ can bring. May the Lord bless and keep you all. May you know what it is like to have His face shine upon you.

Ok I really try understand both sides of the argument. I am disgusted for a different reasons from most; people can call it bashing or whatever but I have to rant. Michelle is In her Mid-40s; She recently had a pregnancy too; with serious complications where she nearly Lost her last child. She could of died herself with her last pregnancy she was freakin airlifted with serious preclamsia. For these two reasons what the hell was she thinking about trying to conceive her 20th child. Her life could of been threatened again! As a mother of 20 kids why would she put her life in danger like that. That’s very selfish; especially because she has a special needs child. If you are pro-life please consider this fact that she knowingly conceived with the knowledge of her last pregnancy with serious complications. There is something very strange about her constant pregnancies, as if it almost a sort of addiction. They always go on mission trips to latin America, you think they could of adopted one of those orphans. Please mark my words the reason for showing those pictures is not because of there need t share, but to PUSH their pro-life beliefs. Regardless of if you are pro-life or Pro-choice these pictures of their baby were used for a an agenda. Yes I am sure they are sad, depressed, and heartbroken, BUT that does not mean they aren’t selfish, foolish, and trying to push their beliefs.

Wow…..have any of you considered that it is part of God’s plan that this family HAS made the choices they have made? Read the comments above and you’ll read the whole point of this family’s christian faith. Do unto other’s as you would have them treat you, turn the other cheek, do not judge and let those without sin cast the first stone. THIS is reality TV in the making. But greatest of all, LOVE one another. Miscarriage is so sad. The potential of losing a Mother is so sad. But peace and happiness dwell in a heart filled with the love of God and God’s love abides in those walking in the footsteps of Christ. These people understand this. I am so happy they are on TV. My kids think they are odd. But they give me strength to do the right thing, even when it may not be the popular thing. They encourage me to stop worrying. They remind me that I have little/no real control over what happens during my life in this world. They reassure me that all things happen for a reason and in time, this too shall pass, because unless it kills me, it makes me stronger. I wish I had been stronger in living my values, just like them. They witness publicly by walking the walk- with courage, conviction and strength. What better way for God to make His point and be heard in the age of texting, internet and social media outlets?! The joke is on all of us- look in the mirror people.

It amaze’s me that they are even able to keep making babies. How are they able to keep getting pregnant? They selfishly make time to get it on, when you know there is no way that they can give and equal amount of quality time to each child they have right now. Why would you keep making more? The older children are having to raise the little ones. How come they can’t just be children too? Oh that’s right cuz mommy and daddy keep popping out more. It is a tradgety that they had to lose a little one. I wouldnt wish that on my worse enemy, but come on. They had to know that something was bound to happen. She is 45. It’s time to stop. Specially when they had little Josie, she was early and had hard times. Enjoy the children and babies you have!! And get fixed.

I’m truly disgusted by some of the hateful comments on here. What business is it of yours what they do? Losing a child is a horrible thing for anyone to go through. Whether they have 20 kids or 2 kids, it isn’t anyone’s business but theirs. I’ve watched their show a few times, they seem like very loving, caring people. What is warped and twisted are the people that judge them simply because they have a lot of kids. In a society where so many kids AREN’T being cared for by deadbeat parents, why are we judging a family that seems to be doing a good job?

There is notheing wrong about what they did with their baby, or how they live. They do their show to show others how they live in a Godly way, unlike all of these stupid shows who do it for just the fameand look stupid. So what if they get money from it, they need it. They dont believe in taking birth control and everyone has their rights and nobody should be able to say they have to take birth control because thats their right and nobody else can decide. People who are being hateful on this just need to stop, i know people who have taken pictures of their dead baby, its the last thing they have and you just cant give that to them that can you? It was still a fully formed baby it doesnt matter if it was still born or not and the people who dont think that are cold people. they are good people with good morals.

People never can grasp the concept of just allowing people to live their lives the way they want. For as long as cameras have been around, people have taken photos of deceased loved ones. It is especially deep rooted in religious people of all sorts. Is it a bit unsettling for strangers? Probably. But for a parent devastated by the loss of their child–a pain by the way that is both crippling and horrific–I would imagine that they were just desperate to have any reminder, any connection to her. Who cares if they have 19 children? Are you taking care of them? NO. These poor people just put their daughter in the ground and people think now is a great time to judge them? It makes me sick. I don’t care if you agree with their lifestyle, just stop trying to hurt good people because you have a hateful view of the world.