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House committee approves contentious bill requiring 3-minute fetal development video in health classes
Summary
HB 1180, which would add a three-minute video titled 'Baby Olivia' into health instruction (starting in fifth grade), passed the House Education Committee after debate and public testimony both supporting and opposing the measure; the committee adopted an amendment and removed a civil cause-of-action clause before passing the bill by voice vote.
The House Education Committee passed HB 1180, a measure that would make available — free of charge and unbranded — a three-minute animated video called “Baby Olivia” as a resource for human growth and development instruction beginning as early as fifth grade. The committee adopted an amendment that removed a civil cause of action previously in the bill and then approved the bill as amended by voice vote.
Representative Bentley, sponsor of HB 1180, introduced the measure and said the film is a medically reviewed, three‑minute animation that traces development from fertilization onward. Bentley told…
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