Gov. Laura Kelly (D-Kansas) vetoed the bill, but the legislature overrode that veto late last week. Kelly called the bill “convoluted” and “manipulative.”
North Dakota, Idaho and Tennessee have similar laws in place.
Brittany Jones of Kansas Family Voice was excited to see lawmakers overcome their Democrat governor. Their message wasn’t subtle as the votes to override Kelly’s veto were 87-38 in the House and 31-9 in the Senate.
“HB 2382 is a great bill to help students understand just basic biology of what's going on inside the womb and show 'where did we come from and how did we get here.' We hear so often that most kids don't know. They don't understand what's going on inside the womb.’ I have friends that have gotten pregnant, and they're not even fully sure what's going on and they're college-educated women,” Jones said.
The brief video, starring Baby Olivia, is produced by Live Action. Led by pro-life activist Lila Rose, the organization says on its website that the "state-of-the-art animation was reviewed and certified by leading OBGYNs and medical professionals" including Dr Donna Harrison of American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs (AAPLOG), Dr Tara Sander Lee (Charlotte Lozier), Dr Katrina Furth (Charlotte Lozier), and Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA, (Ethics) Senior VP Bioethics and Public Policy for Christian Medical and Dental Associations.
Countless scientists and textbooks confirm that human life begins at the moment a male's sperm penetrates a female's egg immediately causing a new human with its own unique DNA to exist and grow.
"We dated Baby Olivia's growth and development based on the moment her life began – fertilization," says Live Action. "Countless scientists and textbooks confirm that human life begins at the moment a male's sperm penetrates a female's egg immediately causing a new human with its own unique DNA to exist and grow."
What a video can do
Danielle Good, a Kansas mother, told The Kansas City Star, “watching a video like this is what made me turn pro-life.”
Jones encourages other states to get behind the video.
"We were involved in the process of helping it move through the legislature and we were proud to testify on it. Once the legislature understood how simple it was, how common sense it was, they really wanted to see it become law."
