Tennessee could soon become the latest state to require public school students to watch a three-minute AI-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 House passed the bill with a 67-23 vote in March. The new requirement is now headed to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his signature to make it law.
Tullahoma Republican Sen. Janice Bowling sponsored the Senate bill. She said, “Baby Olivia is a medically accurate, animated glimpse of human life in the moment of fertilization. This scientifically accurate video shows her growth as she progresses from one developmental stage to the next in preparation for her continued life outside the womb. I repeat, this is one of the choices that teachers may choose in showing this type of information.
The narrated AI film gives a chronological account of what occurs during the different pregnancy stages.
