Michele Bachmann says her opposition to abortion and much of her outlook on the world were shaped by a previously undisclosed miscarriage she suffered over two decades ago.
“After our second child was born, we became pregnant with a third baby,” Bachmann said at the town hall at Winthrop University on Wednesday night. “And it was an unexpected baby, but of course we were delighted to have this child. And the child was coming along, and we ended up losing that child. And it was devastating for both of us, as you can imagine if any of you have lost a child.”
Bachmann said the miscarriage led to her and her husband’s decision to take in 23 foster children on top of a family that grew to include five biological children. But, she said, it also prompted them to reconsider their professional lives and goals.
