Baby Olivia

[Jazzy]

Tennessee could soon become the latest state to require public school students to watch a three-minute computer-generated video on fetal development created by an anti-abortion group.

The state Senate passed the legislation, commonly known as the “Baby Olivia Act,” in a 21-6 vote Thursday and the bill is now headed to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk. Under the proposed law, schools must incorporate the video, or an equivalent, into their family life curriculum. This curriculum will cover topics such as human growth, development, and sexuality through a “a high-quality, computer-generated animation or high-definition ultrasound of at least three minutes in duration that shows the development of the brain, heart, sex organs, and other vital organs in early fetal development.” Produced by the anti-abortion group Live Action, the animation, which depicts a baby through different phases of development, has sparked criticism among experts who say the video is medically inaccurate and can have significant consequences. Read the rest of the article Do you think public school students should be required to watch this video? (Why/Why Not)

 

[Lamb]

When I took biology class, we had to go learn about the phases of the baby in the womb and most of the things in that video were the things we were taught. So yes, let the kids know that babies in the womb are babies.

 

[Josiah]

Good!!


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[tango]

I didn't read the linked article so there may be more there than your post describes.

I can't help thinking that learning about the unborn growing in the womb, with different stages of development, can only be a good thing. People can draw their own conclusions from seeing a zygote progress into an embryo into a fetus into a child and form their own opinions regarding how they feel about ending the development at any given stage. If the law says that a termination is permissible but an individual believes it to be unacceptable based on what they know of the developmental process that doesn't seem like a bad thing.

As well as seeing what a developing embryo/fetus looks like at different stages, I assume such a video would also cover when major organs form, when it has an identifiable blood supply of its own, when it can respond to stimuli and feel pain etc.