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Duggar Family Takes Controversial Photos of Stillborn Baby Girl

Duggars Take Pictures With Stillborn Baby Jubilee Shalom

In November, to the surprise of many, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar announced that the couple’s 20th child was on the way. As the Blaze reported, they encountered a fair amount of criticism, considering the large size of their family, past complications and Michelle’s age (she’s 45).

Sadly, just one month later, the Duggars told the world that they suffered a miscarriage. On December 8, during a 19-week checkup, it was discovered that the child no longer had a heartbeat; Michelle miscarried naturally three days later.

This week, the stars of TLC’s “19 and Counting” held a ceremony for the child, whom they named Jubilee Shalom (she allegedly weighed just 4 oz. and was 6 c.m.), in Springdale, Arkansas. Friends and family converged to help celebrate the life that would have been.

The ceremony apparently included hundreds of attendees. While some might see the family’s actions as a bit odd, others would revere the notion that they valued the life so preciously that they sought to commemorate it.

Duggars Take Pictures With Stillborn Baby Jubilee Shalom

Following the event, Amy Duggar, the family’s cousin, created a stir when she tweeted a note and picture commemorating Jubilee’s life (she later deleted the message). It read, “RIP precious Jubilee Shalom Duggar! Can’t wait to meet you someday, thank you Lord for giving our family peace.” Mail Online has more:

The photograph shows Michelle reaching out to touch daughter Jubilee’s tiny hand, with the juxtaposition of size deeply moving.

While Michelle obviously displays a fully grown adult hand, Jubilee’s is incredibly tiny, with her palm half the size of her mother’s finger tip. [...]

At the ceremony, a selection of photos – which some might find distressing – were distributed to guests, with one image showing Jubilee‘s tiny feet on Michelle’s hand, with the message: ‘There is no foot too small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world.’

Duggars Take Pictures With Stillborn Baby Jubilee Shalom

Image Credit: TMZ.com

A representative for the family has purportedly defended the photos, saying they were never intended to reach the public (although one of the images is now on the family’s web site). Also, Michelle released an audio letter to the baby, which can be heard below:

The Daily Beast’s Maria Elena Fernandez has more regarding the negative response that has followed these actions:

“It just seems too public and almost seems like, ‘OK, we’re stars, everybody wants to know abut us,’” said Susan Newman, a social psychologist who has taken the Duggars to task for continuing to procreate in two columns forPsychology Today. “From what I know of parents who have lost children, it’s horrific. It’s not something you want pictures of. There are people who will argue with me and say it’s a way of coming to terms with the death. But given the Duggars’ history, their television show, and the way they exploit their children, I just find this a cog in the same wheel. I find it rather distasteful.” [...]

But the cofounder of the nonprofit organization that photographed the stillborn baby at the Duggars’ request said that thousands of grieving parents have turned to the group for its free services, because the photographs help to console them during the worst time of their lives. Cheryl Haggard, who had a son who died after birth because of a condition that went undetected during pregnancy, cofounded Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep with a photographer she hired.

You can read more about the debate here. Regardless of how one feels about the family’s method of handling the loss, suffering a miscarriage is certainly tragic.

Michelle has understandably said that she feels “a great sorrow and grief” though she has peace in her heard. Jim has expressed similar feelings, saying, “we know we will see this child in heaven one day.”

(H/T: Mail Online)

 

 

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  • DDD
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:26pm

    I knew a couple who lost a similar age baby and had a framed date of birth and copies of the baby’s footprints up on their wall. Now, I was only 24, not married, no kids (didn’t want any at the time-now have two grown ones) and thought that it was really awful and probably not conducive to getting over the loss of the baby – not to mention the next child growing up looking at it. I can totally understand now why they wanted it there, prominent in their home. It was a child, a child lost to them. It doesn’t matter what age of gestation it was lost – a baby is a baby – especially to the baby’s family. I don‘t care for this out of control baby factory that the Duggar’s have produced, but I can definitely see these photo’s purpose. The ceremony was a bit overboard, though.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:34pm

      Sounds like you still don’t REALLY get it! Your almost there though.

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    • boniggy
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:42pm

      @DDD and that is YOUR opinion. what you have to say have ZERO bearing on what they, as a family, wanted to do to remember that child. They obviously have a love for their children so who are you to say that the ceremony was “overboard” or that they have an “out of control baby factory”… learn to realize that what you think and how others thing is completely different. Keep your pointless thoughts to yourself.

      Gotta love the internet. Opinion’s are like butt-holes, everyone has one and they all stink.

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    • Jenny Lind
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:45pm

      My sister held a ceremony for a little lost son who was born in her hand in the hospital restroom, while the nurse had just stepped out. She went through grief for what would have been her seventh child. Her family did too. Her love for her baby is summed up with saying she would meet him on the other side someday with joy. The Duggare are an incredibly wonderfull family. Better they have 100 children than some of these people who have 2. God bless them, and help them to keep the peace they have found.

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    • rs9
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 4:08pm

      Come on folks we know the real reason some find this offensive is that at this age they are not human beings! it‘s kind of hard to keep up that lie when you see the hands and feet like this isn’t it?
      How would you feel if the family had had twenty abortions? would that be a little over the top?

       
    • MetalPatriot
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 4:14pm

      Just wanted this to be on top for a moment.

      So many people criticize Hispanics/Mexicans for over breeding. How is this family any better? Because they can afford it? Do you know for a fact whether or not they are being subsidized?

      While the photos are beautiful in one sense, they are quite morbid in another. They will work to promote the anti-abortion issue…which is great. But I personally find it strange when pictures are taken of passed loved ones.

      I know we all grieve in different ways, just seems like a strange practice….akin to the people that litter the scene of a death with candles, flowers, empty beer bottles, etc. I’m not calloused, just like the one angry poster wrote…”i have a rear end & an opinion”.

      Hope they find healing in their souls.

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    • Eliasim
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 4:14pm

      Yep, they have a lot of children. I suppose socialism is helping them out with that.

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    • Islesfordian
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 4:19pm

      “out of control baby factory”?

      Wow. That is so telling.

      I think there is quite a bit of control involved, as pregancy doesn’t happen without some conscious action being taken by the parents.

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    • LouC57
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 6:24pm

      I don‘t know the Duggard’s. I’ve never seen much news about them. I do find their baby Jubilee Shalom’s photos sweet and poignant. There’s not a darn thing wrong with what they did. They celebrate the life she might have had…rather than burying her in the traditional American style. Good for them.

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    • Melvin Spittle
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 6:29pm

      I call it a blessing if they can afford to have a large family. On the other hand, The state (Tax payers) are now subsidizing Octo-mom’s 14 children here in SoCal (All invitro). She does not need a fathers involvement when you have tax payers to raise them.

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    • TH30PH1LUS
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 6:37pm

      Tragic the loss and the stolen memories. I believe God weeps with this family. Mrs. Duggar your letter was precious and filled with words of love. God be near you.

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    • maryrjfw
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 8:19pm

      The Duggars are an amazing family. They do not receive public assistance. I believe the represent what God had in mind as a family,self-sufficient,very loving.The newest baby though in heaven is still alive in every heart of the Duggars. I envy them.God has blessed you and by example inspire me. You who family is hope for this world.

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    • GeddyWanaBe
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 8:32pm

      “…out of control baby factory that the Duggar’s have produced…” Really? I think it would be difficult to find more self sufficient well behaved children regardless of the family size. I’ve seen families with only one or two children where they were significantly more out of control, which is the reason they say they couldn’t deal with any more. But these out of control kids aren’t expected to behave. They’re just let loose. The Duggar children are expected not only to behave, but contribute to the family and become self sufficient. Everyone of these children will be a significant benefit to society and set a good example of how kids should behave and be raised.

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    • woemcat
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 10:12pm

      i think the ceremony was a good idea. i have worked w/ many women (and families) who have lost their babies at this early of gestation. we have no right to criticize how a woman (or family) grieves the loss of a child. if this helped them w/ the healing process, then God bless them. i’m sad for them and their loss.

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    • KAdams
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 11:05pm

      @boniggy

      I prefer to use elbows, instead of ‘butt-holes’, as you put it. Elbows, because everyone’s got 2… ditto for opinions.

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    • nationalcalvin
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 12:31am

      I have no problems with the photos, I’m pro-life and believe life begins at conception. Having said that, these people are exploiting their children. Anyone who believes that it’s okay to force children on to a reality show lack judgement.

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    • Dragonfly18
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 11:10am

      A beautiful
      flower,
      lent not given
      ~
      To bud on earth
      and bloom in
      Heaven.

      Wether pictures on a wall,
      or photos that we have etched
      in our minds or souls,
      The grieving never ends
      One does not forget
      No matter how long it has been,
      Wether you carried the the baby full term
      Or you had the chance to hold the child
      As the life was breathing in and out of them.
      A death of a child
      Or of anyone else,
      Is an ending.

      Bless you Jubilee
      You have touched the lives of not only your family
      you have touched many,
      And have opened eyes, hearts, minds and souls.
      It is amazing the power of love and light that
      can be spread from one tiny soul.
      bless this family

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    • Marineraider
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 1:17pm

      HA! you people think they need gov’t help……uhhhhh…..don’t you think they make some money from the TV program? Honestly, you folks have not a clue of how a family of that size can make it on very little?

      1) They eat what they can afford not what they want at every moment?
      2) They probably do not own every new gadget that comes out?
      3) They buy what they can afford

      Unlike you so called CONSERVATIVES they conserve….yes I know this has become a more liberal term….but just like the our country needs to conserve we need to also.

      I have eight children with my wife of 17 years, we take no gov’t money, OWN 3 cars, save money for the rainy days on less than $60,000 a year. With that said I could actually save more if I was even more thrifty or conservative. No Iphone, smart phone, no cable not that these are bad to have it just does not fit into the NEEDS of my family at this time.

      Those of you that call yourself Patriots and criticize these for having a large family should reconsider your choice for a user name.

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    • angiea
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 2:34pm

      Seems to be a very sweet family, and very precious photos of their lost loved one. It’s called LOVE, and sad that some readers don’t understand it.

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    • sodacrackers2
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 4:00pm

      I love the Duggar family. The children are all very well behaved and adjusted. They are what happens when families raise and teach their own children. They needed no massive bureaucracy to assist them in feeding, clothing, teaching their own children. We are on the brink and need to decide for ourselves what is good and evil. The progressives in charge don’t think there is any good or evil, so anything goes.

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    • WeekendAtBernankes
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 6:29pm

      “out of control baby factory” Too funny! I know, there‘s been a kid hangin’ halfway out of that thing 20 years. I’m amazed she can walk.

      [The pictures nearly brought me to tears, let me have my humor]

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    • TOOMUCH61
      Posted on December 18, 2011 at 6:59am

      I recently spoke to a friend that knows the Duggards from social activities within the community, and she had nothing but praise for the family as the children are happy and healthy and the parents loving and kind. As for understanding the photos, I think that any mother, whether the child be one day old or ten years old, suffers such a tremendous loss that it makes their heart break into pieces. Questioning of how this family chooses to honor the opportunity lost to them of raising this precious child is not helpful. These parents take their job seriously, at a time when many use their children for their own personal gratification. They have suffered a great loss and those who wish to criticize should look in the mirror and ask themselves how they can be so heartless when someone is hurting so deeply. There is enough hate in the world without continued piling on.

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    • Cinderella10383
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 2:55pm

      Seriously out of control baby factory? Why because they love having children and giving a child life? they are some sort of baby Factory? They take care of their kids without assistance from anywhere. Who are you to judge ?

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    • BellasMom
      Posted on January 6, 2012 at 4:40pm

      I lost my daughter at 24 weeks gestation 4 months ago. I wish I had photos to commemorate her short life. Some of the comments on here are really hateful and are consistent with what many people have said to me in real life. 25,000 babies are stillborn in America each year and 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in miscarriage. Why is this topic so taboo in our society? Society needs to realize that regardless of how old or young a person is when they die they still deserve recognition for their life. When you lose a baby you don’t have memories and photos of their life. All you have is your time with them after the baby has been delivered. You need to say “hello” before you can say “goodbye”.

      Would you tell someone to take down all the photos of their parent or grandparent who died because it’s keeping them from getting over their loss? Losing a baby is no different. In some ways it is infinitely more tragic. No one counseled me to hold my daughter after she was born or take photos. Now, I would give anything to have photos of my daughter’s hands, or a memory of holding and looking at her. You don’t get over something like this, you just learn to live with the pain and adjust to your new normal. Anyone who is a parent should be able to imagine and appreciate the loss the Duggars and thousands of other Americans face each year. And our loss is made even harder by the hurtful comments and unthinking responses people make to “controversial” stories like this.

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  • SueZQT
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:25pm

    I Don’t find the photos offensive…they are a beautiful memento of what should be a personal and private time of loss.

    Having a huge publicized service and releasing these on their website and all over the www is another matter all together….just my personal opinion though…to each his/her own.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:32pm

      I see nothing offensive with these pictures. A tiny innocent human being who did make it into this world is nothing to be ashamed of or to be hidden.

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    • amcconvi
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:48pm

      Very Beautiful! The fact that the pictures and the service was public is another way to show people how God sees things. We know only too well how man sees things by the amount of abortions and the ease of getting them the government paying for them and now thirteen year olds can have one at home by theirselvs. If this shows a thirteen year old what it is that they are throwing in the tiolet, thank you Duggers.

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    • mo5150
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 4:09pm

      SUEZQT, you are absolutely right. I am sorry for the Duggar’s loss but there comes a point where exploitation of a dead fetus is down right scary! I think this is a little off the wall myself. My wife had a miscarriage and it was difficult for us years ago, but this is just scary that not only would they hold this dead baby and to also show photographs so everyone can see. Really???

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    • Brooke Lorren
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 4:32pm

      I thought those pictures are sweet. they brought tears to my eyes.

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    • Amica
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 3:49am

      I agree, if the photos bring them comfort they’re a good thing.

      However, to say that they never meant for them to be made public is disingenuous. They’ve had a TV show for a while, surely they’re not so clueless. Handing out copies of the photos at an event with “hundreds of people” in attendance, and expecting that they remain private is naive.

      Seriously, who knows hundreds of people that are close, personal friends who they can trust completely not to sell their photos to TMZ?

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  • Johnny916
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:21pm

    Disgusting family! I will not watch anymore of their programs. I do not care if they loved their child or not; this is just disgusting and always found the family crazy. Disgusting.

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:28pm

      No one on earth ever dies in vain. This child will make an impact on the right to live and the daily stuggle to be free.

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    • tkrnstr
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:32pm

      @Johnny916 How is it disgusting to take a picture of a baby who died at or before birth ? My sister had a miscarriage and we took pictures to remember the baby. We have them in a picture frame on a dresser. It is no different than having an old picture of a loved one who has passed away. Just one got to live their life, one got it taken away before they got a chance.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:36pm

      Disgusting???? What???? You use the term in the most offensive way possible. The whole family is disgusting in your eyes? Your more offensive to the human race than anything I can think of at the moment because your living and breathing hatred for people your don’t even know and most of them being children. Your disgust me!

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    • ramburner
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:45pm

      Yes, I agree! It is disgusting to realize that at 19 weeks, this fetal slime looks just like a human being and not an ape! Where are the truthers when we need them? This was NOT a baby, so why should it’s mother love it (her – whatever); just disgusting! Why should a parent love an unborn fetal slime mess anyway? For those THIS BLIND, God cannot reach them! I find the pictures beautiful and very tastefully done. This little ones feet have indeed reached to the core of even this disgusting person Johnny916. Yes, indeed, perhaps this baby can change some minds and reach the world, even without having been born, God IS using her for spiritual things to move on the hearts of millions and make them make their decisions about God, their mortality and the life beyond. May God bless this family for tastefully cherishing this life that might have been and this baby who will surely meet those who love the Lord and speak kindly of her and her family in this life. She has blessed my life, even through her beauty in death, right now, in this life. God HAS BLESSED you, little one.

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    • TeaPartyDragon
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 4:21pm

      @johny916
      You are an atheist life hating and self loving progressive that can go and pound sand…

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    • Truthbeliever2
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 4:27pm

      Johnny916

      Hey Johnny you got any brothers and sisters or are you an only child. I bet your mom thought you were a stomach virus, and then woops a few months later an unplanned Johnny popped out. Dad got pissed and left yall behind. The hate filled words that pop into your head when you see a large loving family says it all. Probably come from a broken family with very little love. This family on the other hand has done it not once but 20 times all the children happy and smiling with parents who love them wholeheartedly. Its called a family unit, and the media and people like you are doing their best to tear it apart. You definately have a lot of hate within yourself, and you might need professional help. Seek it please for your own sake.

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    • jungle J
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 5:18pm

      you are a very sad creature. very very sad…….

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    • LouC57
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 6:25pm

      Johnny916
      You’re pretty disgusting yourself, bubba.

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    • Melvin Spittle
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 6:31pm

      Folks, you gotta stop feeding this troll.

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    • BelievinginAmerica
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 8:14pm

      You can’t fix STUPID either, and your statement is just plain STUPID!

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    • DAGNY
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 12:01am

      Well if you think pictures of a loved and cherished child are disgusting you‘d go out of your mind seeing what’s in jars at the abortion clinics.

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    • ChooseLife411
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 7:32pm

      @JOHNNY916 about two years ago i got the chance to meet the Duggar family they are to amazing.and i assure you that they are not a “Disgusting family”
      you sir are the one that *Disgusting*

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    • bedwards11
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 10:18pm

      Why is loving an unborn child disgusting?I believe at one time WE ALL LOOKED like that and our parents loved us and brought us into this world.Jer.1:5

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    • Cinderella10383
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 3:04pm

      What about those photos is disgusting? They show a baby’s hand and feet. That shows all these pro-choice people that these are babies not fetuses. Does it offend you that the country is turning more towards pro-life than pro-choice? Get over yourself. No one asked you to watch their shows or view these photos, You apparently decided you wanted to look.. shame on You!

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  • capitalizmworks
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:21pm

    I think this photo is beautiful. Until you’ve walked in their shoes & even then people shouldn’t judge. It’s obvious to me how much this family loves all of their children. If the child would have lived outside the womb for a week and then passed, noone would have a problem with this picture. I don’t get the critism.

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    • angelcat
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:29pm

      I agree! I have lost a child who was much older and I certainly wouldn’t have wanted post-mortem photos distributed, but these photos show the preciousness of life in the womb from the moment of conception and they are the only memories the family will have of this child, the only photos.

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  • 911Patriot
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:21pm

    The Duggars show that every single life is precious and a gift from God. May God bless them in their time of mourning. We can all learn from the Duggar’s example of selflessness and love for their children. Those that are here judging a grieving family that welcomes their Gifts from God have hardened hearts. We’ll pray for your conversion as Christ said “Forgive them Father, they know what they do.”

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  • garbagecanlogic
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:20pm

    What are they taking – stooopid pills.

    The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
    The U.N. Out Of The U.S.

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  • CatB
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:17pm

    If anything these photos show what so many others fail to see .. that this was a life .. though tiny she did exist and is now with God. I see nothing wrong with memorializing her life no matter how short. Rest in Peace little Jubilee.

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    • mils
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:23pm

      good comment. We feel the same. \
      Leave these people alone. I’m so tired of people finding something wrong with the most innocent of things. Unless you have lost a child…I sincerely do not believe you can understand the impact it has on your psyche and life in general. It was never meant to be seen like this and dishonored. We exploit everything.
      Leave the family alone.

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    • agameofthrones
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:25pm

      It was their child. If they wanted a picture to capture the memory of this life that was not to be, who are we to judge. It‘s no one else’s business.

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    • Jubarnes87
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:32pm

      Amen, and amen. I think it is beautiful and a wonderful memorial for her. I know I would o the same if I had lost a child. I don’t know why people find this remotely disgusting….other than those who are pro-choice and can’t stand seeing pics of aborted babies or still borns because it makes thm see the truth. Just because we have freedom of speech, doesn’t mean we should open our mouths about our “feelings” or opinions all of the time. Have some compassion for their loss.

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  • jjohnson_n_oklahoma
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:16pm

    I feel so sorry for her lose. Having a baby brother in heaven that died a day after he was born, I understand what the family is going through. My mom also wanted pictures taken of my brother, and she used them to not only explain to us as kids what had happened, but to help herself in the grieving process. Everyone rails on this family, but in before the show started, they supported themselves, and never sought Gov. help.
    I was a pastor in Arkansas for a while, and visited with the Duggars. They are the most Godly people I have ever met, and have the most respectful children I have ever met. May God bless them all in this difficult time they are going through.

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    • teamarcheson
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:24pm

      Democrats everywhere are sad that this child was not torn to pieces and jammed into a garbage disposal. The Party of Death must be dealt with by God and his followers.

      Only TEA can set you free now.

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  • cheryllovestoread
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:14pm

    People have captured images of dead loved ones for a long time. (I‘m thinking specifically of photos from the 1800’s that were kept by family as mementos…even children were posed as if sleeping. Also, desk masks were historically made of famous individuals. What is the difference?) Visual reminders of family and friends who have passed on may not fit into our current notion of sending our dead off for strangers to handle the preparations for burial…but it is not gross. I see these pics as consistent with the Duggar’s long time message — children are precious at any age and stage of development.

    I suspect people find these images disturbing because so many uphold a mother’s choice to dispose of the “tissue”. It’s a bit harder to reconcile that position when you see perfectly developed hands and feet, isn’t it?

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    • ramburner
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:54pm

      Amen. Well said. May God bless the family and this little one.

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    • Cinderella
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 6:33pm

      Yes, someone uploaded a post to YouTube on little ones of the 1800s who were posed as sleeping that had passed away…dont know how I found it…but I thought it rather moving and tastefully done; these pictures are beautiful and done with respect for the little one, too. I do not find it offensive in the least. My son and his wife had a picture of their baby lost at 22 weeks to remember her by.

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    • woemcat
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 10:17pm

      yes, the movie “the others” really does a good job of explaining what the “book of the dead” is. photography was expensive then and most people didn’t have many pics of their loved ones. for some people, the only pictures in existence are in post-mortem photo albums. i say if it helps in the grieving process (and it’s not illegal or immoral), do it.

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  • Waterlylys
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:11pm

    We all handle grief differently. I probably wouldn’t have gone to this extreme, though I would have had a service for the baby.

    I knew a woman who destroyed all her pregnancy pictures. Gave away all the things they’d gotten or received for the baby and never spoke of him again until years later she went into a deep, dark depression. She had not dealt with the loss of the baby, she had only denied his impact on her life in his very short time.

    I think the Duggers have a more healthy way of dealing with this.

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  • Batman2000
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:10pm

    Despite the freaking situation of that family, this is a warm reminder that a family should love every child given to them, in this case celebrating life in death. Photographically, it is sort of a Memento Mori, it was a very common thing to do in the 19th-early 20th centuries and sometimes the picture in death was the only picture of that person ever… scary.

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  • 3monkeysmomma
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:09pm

    100 years ago it was very common for people to photograph their deceased family members and especially deceased children.

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    • ModerationIsBest
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:19pm

      100 years ago black people and women couldn’t vote. The great thing about the passing of time is that we as people bounce ideas off of each other and correct them/make them better and make society better.

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    • FlowerBell
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:25pm

      ModerationIsBest,

      Tell that to the Chinese peasants, North Koreans, Cubans, Haitians, Africans or whoever you want to. What you are stating applies only to a very small slice of humanity.

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  • OneofMany
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:09pm

    If ANYONE on the left complains, there are LOTS of photographs of MUCH LARGER babies getting thier little heads cut off in the womb, so they can be sucked out. IT IS MURDER when men do it. Life Begins at CONCEPTION! Period.

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  • Dismayed Veteran
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:09pm

    While I find the premise of the TV show in poor taste, there can be no disputing that that is a human being not a lump of matter.

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  • ZengaPA65
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:09pm

    What about the death of the Bill of Rights aka the NDAA bill?

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  • ModerationIsBest
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:07pm

    Here is irrational people run amuck.

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  • freemama
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:07pm

    If you’ve lost one, you understand how important photos of the little one will be to those parents in the future.

    Their decision to make the photos public is not what I would have chosen to do. I guess I am a more private person than they are.

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    • ModerationIsBest
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:12pm

      @Free

      I just question why they continue to get pregnant. It seems greedy to me. Why do they keep needing to have natural born children when there are so many less fortunate children in the world? Spread their love, wealth and family with people who are not as lucky as they are.

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    • sta
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:42pm

      Moderationatbest, adoption is VERY expensive. Maybe they want to share love but cannot afford to pay to adopt,

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    • Micronian
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 4:09pm

      @ModerationIsBest

      “Greedy” is such telling word- about you. In what way do you consider these people to be taking too much?

      Perhaps you are unaware, but parents GIVE way more than they ever receive to children.Not only are these people creating life, but they are creating loving relationships, future citizens, families, etc. I don’t see where the greed comes in, unless you consider children as possessions, or maybe you think that there should be a cap on the amount of love and happiness people “deserve”.

      Also, there is no evidence that these fine folks have ruled out adoption or fostering after they have passed child-bearing years.

      Playing psychologist, I would say that your comments sound a little bitter or envious. It is healthier to mourn with those that mourn and rejoice for those that receive honor and blessings.

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    • ModerationIsBest
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 6:16pm

      @MICRONIAN

      I am actually a fiscal conservative and in no way would want to stop people from having as many children as they wish. My point was that I feel that they should spread their generosity and love to abandoned babies that need a loving family. It is just my personal feeling and in no way an indictment on what I think about in regards to political terms. I think the world would be a better place if people exhibited some form of moderation. Do I want that moderation forced on them? No not at all. There is a difference and involves a personal choice.

      I couldn’t justify having 20 kids of my own when there are tons of other babies that need love and caring. If they are happy and content by having their own babies, more power to them.

      And to the person who said they don’t have the money to adopt. I’m pretty sure they are paid for doing the show(this is just an assumption so I may be wrong) so that wouldn’t be a legitimate reason for not adopting.

      I know people look up to the Duggars, so I think they would do themselves and our country a service by showing the absolute joy adopting a less fortunate kid will bring to their life.

      Most of my friends are evangelical Christians and one married couple adopted a newborn African American girl and another adopted two teenagers out of foster-care.

      I think the world would be a better place if people would CHOOSE to share what they have, not DEMANDED by the Government.

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  • seejanemom
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:06pm

    This is a HUMAN, no matter what your politics.

    They are giving it the respect that any of GOD’S CREATION should be afforded.

    If it makes you uncomfortable…GET OVER YOURSELF.

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    • libertylover55
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 6:20pm

      I think the word “uncomfortable” is the key word here. Many people do not know how to handle death because of never having been around it or no religious background to help them understand it. It is part of life. We will all die someday; like it or not.

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  • Vickie Dhaene
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:03pm

    Knowing Jubilee’s tiny spirit is with God I hope the family can find the Prayers and Peace that is offered.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:02pm

    Ok, this is a little much, sorry but this is just not good…. Its creepy.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:39pm

      Humanity does creep on out I guess, but maybe its you that has the issues.

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    • The Top Crusader
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 11:15pm

      Yes, Chief George. The person who doesn’t want to look at dead babies is the one with issues.

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  • Scruff
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:02pm

    They have every right to take pictures with their child, and share them with others if they wish. I have to believe that what disturbs some people about these photos is that thy so clearly depict a tiny human life and not a fictitious “blob of tissue”.

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    • seejanemom
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:14pm

      FACTS are stubborn things and NOBODY likes to be made uncomfortable by FACTS.

      That is why we are in the state we are in as a Nation.

      This was a CHILD.

      And even folks on the Right get squeamish if you make them TALK ABOUT HARD FACTS.

      If this is how they grieve, then leave them to it, regardless of how distasteful their methods.

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    • OhSuzieQ
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:33pm

      Scruff, I’m with you. I think it is a beautiful picture of a tiny baby.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:40pm

      If men can marry other men and women to women, then I find it not hard to give this one little precious angel a place in the spot light. Get some humanity and fast.

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    • The Top Crusader
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 11:18pm

      Uh, not necessarily. I’m as pro-life as they come, but I don’t want to see pictures of dead babies, sorry.

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  • run42k
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:01pm

    I’m not sure I would have done it, but if that’s the way she handles grief I hope she finds peace.

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  • MONICNE
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:00pm

    This might be a hoax, it just seems wrong to get publicity this way. It is hard to believe this is real.

    TEA

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:41pm

      Yea, life is hard to believe sometimes. Geesh!

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    • Wdawg
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 7:54pm

      Not everyday you can get a picture with a corpse…. Maybe this will become a thing during funerals.

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  • Arcangel Michael
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:00pm

    Jesus, I trust in You

    http://thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/chaplethistory.php

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AySdEJx50Z0&feature=related

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  • kenXIII
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 2:55pm

    gross. the family and situation……..just gross

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    • felix
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:07pm

      you pig

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    • seejanemom
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:09pm

      Monetizing the womb is gross, and I find the Dad a simpering fool, but GOD’S CREATION deserves the respect.

      I’m grateful that they value life. I wish everyone did.

      Maybe then kids wouldn‘t be shooting each other over tennis shoes and our esteemed President wouldn’t be hosting filthy rappers who glorify death at the White House……

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:42pm

      Your gross!

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on December 16, 2011 at 3:43pm

      Talk about the child and not the family or the Dad. The child people is the point.

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    • The Gooch
      Posted on December 17, 2011 at 1:05pm

      I agree. This circus atmosphere is gross. TLC (The Learning Channel) stopped living up to its name a long time ago. This is pornography for emotional parasites. TLC is devoted to garbage… and apparently people want more of it. Note how so many of the people defending this filth are using nothing more than ad hominem attacks on anyone who dares question this junk food for the brain. Telling….

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on December 16, 2011 at 7:53pm

    WIREMAN24… Why should this family be stopped? They are not living off welfare. You would not be saying this, if these well to do folks had adopted 20 kids. You would be praising them.

    The Dad is a very successful real-estate investor. They can afford to care for 20 kids. In other parts of the world, it’s not uncommon for women to have 20 kids. Some cultures judge a woman’s worth, by how many children she can give her husband.

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  • COFemale
    Posted on December 17, 2011 at 12:45am

    And you should just shut up.

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