House Bill 1180, which would add “human growth and development” content to fifth-grade health classes and specifically require showing a high-definition ultrasound and the video Meet Baby Olivia, prompted extended and sometimes emotional testimony before the Senate Education Committee.

Representative Bentley, the bill sponsor, described the Meet Baby Olivia video as a medically reviewed, chronologically ordered portrayal of human development from fertilization and said the resource is provided free of charge and without branding for educational use. “Baby Olivia is a medically accurate animated glimpse of human life from the moment of fertilization,” Bentley said, and he noted endorsements from several named medical professionals and the state surgeon general.

Opponents and several physicians challenged factual claims in the Meet Baby Olivia video, saying some of its timelines and depictions were medically inaccurate or misleading. Dr. Brock Taylor (identified in testimony as "Dr. Chop Taylor" in the transcript) and other physicians testified that portions of the video do not match professional medical descriptions, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists was cited by a witness as not supporting use of the video. Other witnesses — including representatives of Family Council and several individuals who supported the bill — testified in favor, saying the video helps students visualize fetal development.

Committee members debated whether the bill would lock local school boards into a single video, how parental notification and opt-out would be handled, and whether the statute should fix a specific version of the video to prevent future changes by the producer. Several senators urged clearer statutory language about parental notification and about allowing local districts discretion to use alternative or additional materials that meet state standards.

After extended discussion and competing motions on the floor, the sponsor agreed to pull the bill from consideration to revise the language (including clarifying parental-notice and whether the statute locks districts into a single resource). The committee did not adopt the bill in this hearing and no final committee vote to pass the measure was recorded.