Tennessee, Idaho, Kansas, North Dakota, Indiana, and Iowa have already passed the Baby Olivia Act into law.

Despite the fact that we sent a letter encouraging many of the house pro-life caucus members to support the bill, and despite the fact that a third of the members of the state house have cosponsored the Baby Olivia Act legislation, we have been having trouble getting a hearing in the house education committee on House Bill 359 (the Baby Olivia Act).

So, Addia Wuchner of Kentucky Right to Life wanted to get the legislation into a different house committee.

One way to do that, is to have a state senator introduce the bill, get the bill passed through the state senate, and then get the bill back over to the state house, to give house leadership an opportunity to put the legislation into a different house committee.

We recommended to Kentucky Right to Life that Lindsey Tichenor and Aaron Reed might be willing to introduce that legislation in the state senate.

Earlier this week, Lindey Tichenor introduced Senate Bill 320, which is the senate's identical version of the legislation.

So, please email your state legislators to tell them to cosponsor and vote yes on Senate Bill 320. 

What the Legislation Does

Senate Bill 320 establishes a health curriculum for 6th graders or older about human growth and development.

• The curriculum would include a high-definition ultrasound video at least 3-minutes-long that shows the development of the brain, heart, and genitalia in early fetal development
• It would also include a computer-generated rendering or animation showing the process of fertilization and the stages of fetal development in the womb

Pro-lifers like this bill because evidence suggests that women who see the ultrasounds of their own babies are more likely to desire to keep those babies rather than to abort them. By showing students the ultrasounds earlier in life, the pro-life movement hopes to promote a culture of life even more in the next generation. The legislation would also help visual learners to more easily understand the earliest stages of human growth and development.

Widespread Support Across Kentucky for the Legislation

This legislation is the most popular pro-life legislation among our supporters. In addition to us, both the Family Foundation and Kentucky Right to Life support the Baby Olivia Act.

Thanks again for any help you can give to encourage this legislation to pass! At least 894 verified Kentucky residents emailed their state legislator or signed our Baby Olivia Act petition in 2025. Thanks to all of you from these Kentucky cities and towns who did that:

• Alexandria (northern Kentucky)
• Ashland (northeastern Kentucky)
• Benton
• Berea (central Kentucky)
• Boaz
• Bowling Green (southern Kentucky)
• Brooksville
• Calvert City
• Coxs Creek
• Crestwood (Oldham County)
• Eddyville (southwestern Kentucky)
• Elizabethtown
• Fairdale (near Louisville)
• Fisherville (near Louisville and Shelbyville)
• Florence (northern Kentucky)
• Fort Mitchell (northern Kentucky)
• Frankfort (central Kentucky)
• Georgetown
• Hawesville
• Hickory
• Highland Heights
• Independence (northern Kentucky)
• Kevil (southwestern Kentucky)
• La Grange (Oldham County)
• Lawrenceburg
• Lewisport (western Kentucky)
• Lexington (central Kentucky)
• Louisville (western Kentucky)
• Mayfield (southwestern Kentucky)
• Mount Washington (western Kentucky)
• Nicholasville (central Kentucky)
• Owensboro (western Kentucky)
• Paducah (southwestern Kentucky)
• Paint Lick
• Prospect (western Kentucky)
• Richmond (central Kentucky)
• Sandy Hook
• Shelbyville (west central Kentucky)
• Shepherdsville (western Kentucky)
• Simpsonville (west central Kentucky)
• Taylorsville (west central Kentucky)
• Union
• Waddy (west central Kentucky)
• Walton
• Wilmore

While we are not aware of the Commonwealth Policy Center in Frankfort taking a position on this particular piece of legislation, they are also generally pro-life and also desire the culture to become more pro-life.

The Commonwealth Policy Center recently interviewed Rep. Nancy Tate on House Bill 646 to combat against abortion pill trafficking. You can click here to go to our webpage to email your state legislators to support House Bill 646.