{"id":332897,"date":"2025-06-15T09:03:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T14:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=332897"},"modified":"2025-06-16T14:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T19:25:37","slug":"baby-olivia-inspires-multiple-states-prenatal-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/baby-olivia-inspires-multiple-states-prenatal-education\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Baby Olivia’ inspires multiple states to pass prenatal development education laws"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since 2021, Live Action’s \u201c<\/span>Baby Olivia<\/span><\/a>\u201d video has provided scientifically accurate computer animations showing human prenatal development, and inspired six states to pass legislation requiring public school students to view detailed prenatal development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

KEY TAKEAWAYS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Six states have now signed prenatal development requirements into law for students in public schools, inspired by Live Action’s “Baby Olivia” video.<\/li>\n
  • There are minor variations in all of the prenatal development laws that have been enacted, but all require public school students to view some form of detailed ultrasound or animated video that shows specific organ development and milestones for human development in the womb.<\/li>\n
  • Eighteen other states have introduced such bills, with three states advancing the legislation to various stages. More states are likely to pass forms of “Baby Olivia” legislation in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    THE DETAILS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Recently, Iowa and Indiana <\/span>passed<\/span><\/a> bills to include prenatal development education in public schools; “Baby Olivia” could be used as part of the curricula. Four other states \u2014 Idaho<\/a>, Kansas<\/a>, North Dakota<\/a>, and Tennessee<\/a> \u2014 have passed similar legislation this year that require prenatal development content in public schools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201cThis legislation ensures that students in these states will see medically accurate, visually compelling educational materials in public school including resources like Live Action’s \u2018Baby Olivia\u2019 video, which illustrates the humanity of the preborn child from the earliest stages of development,\u201d President and Founder of Live Action Lila Rose said in a <\/span>statement<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n