DUGGAR CRISIS SPURS BACKLASH

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America’s most prolific clan The DUGGARS under fire as baby Josie faces grim prognosis, The ENQUIRER has learned.

Friends of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar fear the su­per-size family’s whirlwind lifestyle is putting the tini­est Duggar at risk after the couple’s youngest daughter fell ill in Israel during a three-week overseas trip.

The Arkansas-based, evangelical Christian family – dad Jim Bob, mom Michelle and their massive brood – were overseas filming their TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting” when 21-month-old Josie was rushed to a local pediatrician’s office.

The child’s oxygen levels had spiraled down, revealed a family insider.

Doctors prohibited Josie – who’d been born prematurely, weighing just 1 pound, 6 ounces – from fly­ing back to the States until she recovered. That forced mom Mi­chelle and older sister Jill to re­main with her in Israel for nearly a week while the rest of the family traveled to Alabama for a commitment with Habitat for Humanity.

“Josie has had serious breathing issues since her premature birth,” divulged the insider. “While the Duggars are a loving family who adore their children, they are defi­nitely risking Josie’s life by traveling all over the world.

“It seems like they are putting the show before their child’s health.”

When contacted by The ENQUIR­ER, Jim Bob claimed Josie was treat­ed for “cold symptoms” and was expected to make a full recovery.

Still, the insider added: “Jim Bob and Michelle need to put their chil­dren first, before media attention and money.”