Here is One of the Educational Videos “Baby Olivia Act” Would Let Arkansas Students See

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H.B. 1180, the Baby Olivia Act by Rep. Mary Bentley (R — Perryville) and Sen. Clint Penzo (R — Springdale) ensures public schools show students a recording of a high-definition ultrasound video that is at least three minutes long as part of sex-education and human growth and development education courses.

It also lets students see a video like Live Action’s computer-animated “Meet Baby Olivia” video that teaches about human development from conception to birth.

The Baby Olivia Act passed with overwhelming support in the Arkansas House last month, but so far the Senate Education Committee has rejected this good bill.

You can actually see video footage of the committee failing to pass H.B. 1180 here.

The Arkansas Surgeon General, pro-life OB/GYNs, and various pro-life groups and leaders in the state support the Baby Olivia Act.

Pro-abortion groups like the Arkansas Abortion Support Network, For AR People, and the liberal medical organization ACOG oppose the measure.

The Democratic Party of Arkansas has even gone so far as to claim the bill would force students to watch “pro-life propaganda.”

But it’s important to note the videos that H.B. 1180 authorizes never even mention abortion. The bill simply makes it possible for schools to show students ultrasound recordings of an unborn child and a video like Live Action’s educational “Meet Baby Olivia” video that teaches about fetal development.

Ultrasound images of unborn babies and educational videos that teach about human development in the womb make it clear that unborn children are living human beings. In fact, ultrasound images arguably have done more than anything to demonstrate the humanity of the unborn.

H.B. 1180 is a good bill that would help public school students understand that unborn children are not simply a clump of cells.

Below is the “Meet Baby Olivia” video by Live Action. H.B. 1180 would let public schools show a video like this one to students as part of human fetal growth and development education.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia Devastate Canada

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A new video out of Canada shows once again the harm that assisted suicide and euthanasia cause.

In the U.S., Oregon first allowed physician-assisted suicide in 1998, and since then official state reports have shown again and again that terminally-ill patients received lethal prescriptions for assisted-suicide without being referred for psychological or psychiatric evaluation.

Many of these patients are lonely and feel like they are losing control over their lives because of their illness. They need counseling and support — not a prescription for poisonous drugs.

The situation arguably is worse in Canada, where a man with ALS made headlines in 2019 after he opted to take his own life under the country’s assisted suicide and euthanasia laws after the government chose not to provide him with 24-hour home healthcare services due to costs.

In 2023 a judge authorized a 27-year-old Canadian woman to end her life even though she did not suffer from a terminal ailment. She simply had autism.

In a new video interview with Amanda Achtman from Dying to Meet You, Christopher Lyon tells how his father was euthanized under Canada’s “medical aid in dying” laws, and he discusses the devastation that assisted suicide causes.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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Rep. Cooper Proposes Tax Credit Legislation for Pregnancy Help Organizations

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On Thursday Rep. Cameron Cooper (R — Romance) and Family Council’s Charisse Dean presented H.B. 1404 in the House Revenue and Tax Committee.

This good bill creates a state income tax credit for donations to pregnancy help organizations — such as pregnancy resource centers and similar charities.

Many of these charities provide everything from ultrasounds and pregnancy tests to maternity clothes and adoption referrals — typically free of charge. They often operate on very tight budgets and rely heavily on volunteers and donations.

Under H.B. 1404, taxpayers could receive a 50% income tax credit for contributions to qualified pregnancy help organizations.

The bill would not provide a tax credit for donations to abortionists or their affiliates.

Now that Roe v. Wade has been reversed and Arkansas has prohibited abortion except to save the life of the mother, we need to step up and help women with unplanned pregnancies.

Supporting pregnancy help organizations is part of our long term strategy to reduce the demand for abortion in Arkansas.

The House Revenue and Tax Committee has not voted on H.B. 1404 yet, but they have heard testimony regarding the bill. You can watch some of Rep. Cooper’s comments below.

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