‘Baby Olivia’ bill advances through Arkansas House committee

A bill to require Arkansas public schools to show a controversial video detailing the development of a human embryo advanced through its first legislative hurdle Tuesday. After nearly an hour of debate, members of the House Education Committee ultimately passed House Bill 1180 by Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville, on a voice vote. Bentley described the video, titled “Meet Baby Olivia,” as a “medically-accurate glimpse of human life from the moment of fertilization.”…

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