UPI reports:
At least four states are considering legislation to follow North Dakota in mandating the showing of an animated fetal development video in elementary school classrooms. The particular video suggested, Meet Baby Olivia, developed by the anti-abortion organization Live Action, is factually incorrect and rife with misleading information.
Following North Dakota’s passage of a similar bill last year, lawmakers in Iowa, West Virginia, Missouri and Kentucky are discussing measures to require that Meet Baby Olivia, or a similar “computer-generated” or “animated” video, is shown to students at least twice in grades kindergarten through 12.
Medical professionals have disputed some of the information in Meet Baby Olivia. For instance, the narrator states that life begins at fertilization; that “Olivia’s” heartbeat can be detected 22 days after fertilization; and that brain activity can be recorded at 6 weeks. Republican state Rep. Luana Stoltenberg, one of the bill’s sponsors in Iowa, told UPI the goal of the bill is to ensure that schools are teaching fetal development.
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In a 2022 video posted to her Facebook page, Stoltenberg [photo above] admits being at the Capitol on January 6, but claims she was only there as part of a prayer group that was seeking the “truth.”
A bill that requires that schools show a fetal development video in classrooms — and names one produced by a pro-life advocacy group — passed the Tennessee House of Representatives last week.https://t.co/plYS3LtiMp
— Nashville Scene (@NashvilleScene) March 28, 2024