GOP Tennessee Gov Signs Bill Requiring Students To View False Fetal Video Pushed By Anti-Abortion Groups

April 30, 2024 Christianists, Republicans

The Tennessean reports:

School children in most Tennessee counties will be required to view a three-minute animated video depicting fetal development, such as one produced by a political group that advocates against abortion, a under a bill signed by Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday.

HB 2435/SB 2767 mandates the inclusion of a 3-minute computer-generated or high definition ultrasound video depicting fetal development in family life curricula across the state beginning in the 2024-25 school year.

The new state law cites as an example an animation developed by Live Action, a political advocacy group, that asserts that human life begins at conception. While the law does not specifically require viewing of Live Action’s animation “Meet Baby Olivia,” the law touts it as an example of one that would fit the stringent requirements. The legislation is titled the Baby Olivia Act.

From my previous report:



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.

Lawmakers in Iowa, West Virginia, Missouri and Kentucky are also 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.

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