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Legislation requiring children to watch a video produced by group that opposes abortion heads to the governor’s desk

A bill that would require schoolchildren to watch a fetal development animation video made by abortion opposition group Live Action is on its way to Governor Bill Lee’s desk.The State Senate voted 21 to 6 in favor of the legislation Thursday, voting down four proposed amendments by Senate Democrats hoping to provide parents and teachers with more discretion and consent for whether not to show the “Meet Baby Olivia” video.

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Senate committee advances legislation requiring students to watch a video made by an abortion rights opposition group

Members of the Senate Education Committee voted to advance legislation Wednesday that would require Tennessee students to watch a fetal development video created by a group that opposes abortion rights.The bill’s sponsor, Senator Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, told committee members the video “Meet Baby Olivia” would be beneficial to younger children that have not been exposed to fetal development yet.

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House advances legislation requiring students to watch a video created by an abortion rights opposition group

The House Education Instruction Committee advanced legislation Tuesday that would require Tennessee students to watch a fetal development video created by a group that opposes abortion rights.The committee voted on party lines in favor of Representative Gino Bulso’s, R-Brentwood, family life curriculum bill requiring schoolchildren to watch “Meet Baby Olivia.” Abortion rights opposition group Live Action created the three-minute ultrasound computer animation focusing on the development of a fetus for family life curriculums.

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