"Abortion rights group Reproaction notes that the "Baby Olivia" video claims that fetuses experience hiccups at seven weeks gestation, when scientists and medical professionals have repeatedly stated that fetal hiccups don't begin until 23 weeks. That kind of deception is a key tactic of Live Action, an anti-abortion group that produced the video. Lila Rose, the president of Live Action, has inaccurately said that abortion is " never medically necessary," and supports forcing rape and incest victims to bear their abusers' child. David Daleiden, who infamously released doctored videos smearing Planned Parenthood and was convicted for illegally recording protected communications between patients and reproductive health care providers, is a former Live Action staffer."
"The "Baby Olivia" video uses computer-generated images to depict frequently inaccurate and emotionally manipulative images of fetal development. In a statement to CNN last year, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) said, "Like much anti-abortion misinformation, the 'Baby Olivia' video is designed to manipulate the emotions of viewers rather than to share evidence-based, scientific information about embryonic and fetal development.""
Ohio legislation would require public schools to show the 'Baby Olivia' video about fetal development to students as young as third grade. The video includes medically inaccurate claims, such as fetal hiccups occurring at seven weeks despite scientific consensus that hiccups begin around 23 weeks. The video was produced by Live Action, an anti-abortion group with leaders who have promoted false medical claims and advocated coercive policies toward survivors of rape and incest. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists described the video as emotionally manipulative rather than evidence-based. The effort reflects a broader push to insert anti-abortion propaganda into school curricula.
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