Ohio bill would require fetal development videos to be shown in schools annually

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio lawmaker wants to require public school students to watch videos about fetal development annually from third through 12th grade.

Rep. Melanie Miller (R-Ashland) introduced House Bill 485, named the “Baby Olivia Act,” on Sept. 29. The proposal would mandate schools show a video created by Live Action, an organization against abortion, called “Meet Baby Olivia,” which walks viewers through fetal development and narrates that life begins at conception.

In addition to "Meet Baby Olivia," the legislation would require the annual screening of a high-definition ultrasound video showing fetal development that is at least three minutes long. These are the minimum requirements laid out in the measure, and school districts may choose to “do something more extensive,”