2 Replies to “HB 1603 (2025)”

1. SB 587 and HB 1603, known nationally as “Baby Olivia Bills,” seek to allow or require schools to show the 3-minute film Meet Baby Olivia. Critics, including medical experts, argue the film goes against U.S. medical standards by calculating fetal development from fertilization rather than the last menstrual period. The implicit intent of Meet Baby Olivia is to distort developmental stages to emphasize abortion’s “harm” to the fetus and promote that life begins at fertilization.

   While the bills don’t explicitly mention Meet Baby Olivia or its producer, the anti-abortion group Live Action, they are written so that few educational materials would qualify—making the film the likely default.

   Baby Olivia Bills have been introduced in numerous states, including Missouri and Arkansas. They have passed in Tennessee and North Dakota. Read more from CBS News.

2. Requires grades 1-12 curriculum to include human development education covering the biology of pregnancy and fetal development. The curriculum must include:

   • A 3-minute ultrasound displaying a full fetus.
   • An animation illustrating the reproductive process from fertilization onward.

   Content must be age-appropriate for grades 1-6 and developmentally appropriate for grades 7-8. Students in grades 9-12 must complete human development education to receive a diploma. These requirements may be integrated into other lessons.

   Similar to Sen. Alvord’s SB 587 (2025).

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