State Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby at rally for reproductive rights in St. Petersburg, Florida. By Seán Kinane/WMNF News (3 May 2022). A bill that requires public school students to watch two videos on ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKRC) — Students in Kentucky, and other states, may be compelled to watch a controversial video on fetal development thanks to a series of similar bills. Kentucky House Bill 346 is ...

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKRC)- Some Tri-State students could be asked to watch a controversial video about how babies are formed. House Bill 346 is called the Baby Olivia Act. It's named so because the video ...