Michelle Duggar: Overpopulation Is A ‘Lie’

March 29 2012, Published 7:30 a.m. ET
By Alexis Tereszcuk - Breaking Celebrity News Entertainment Editor
Michelle Duggar has never met a controversial question that she couldn’t answer with grace and confidence.
The deeply religious mother and star of the reality show 19 Kids and Counting appeared on the Christian Broadcasting Network where she said that despite her large and growing family, she believes that overpopulation is a “lie.”
Michelle, who recently suffered a tragic miscarriage, defended her family’s decision to have so many children while dismissing claims of overcrowding in the world.
“Oh wow,” she says when asked about the environmental impact her family was having on the Earth.
“Well, first off, the idea of overpopulation is not accurate because really the entire population of the world, if they were stretched shou