August 18th, 2025

Contact: Alison Macklin

amacklin@siecus.org

WASHINGTON, DC., August 18th, 2025 – SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change appeared in an article by Mallory Challis in Baptist News Global. Challis discusses Baby Olivia and ongoing attacks on comprehensive sex education.

“The SIECUS 2025 report says many states do not require sexual education in schools to be medically accurate. Some laws require teaching inaccuracies. One of these bills, which has passed in multiple states, requires schools to show students a video called Meet Baby Olivia as part of their pregnancy education.”

“Meet Baby Olivia was created by Live Action, a pro-life organization staunchly opposed to abortion in all circumstances. On its website, LiveAction asserts multiple times life begins at fertilization…. LiveAction claims ‘abortion is never medically necessary to save a woman’s life.’ It also argues that, because some rape victims choose to carry out pregnancies conceived during their assaults, all rape-induced pregnancies should be carried to term.”

Read the full article here.

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About SIECUS:

SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change has served as a leading national voice for sex education since 1964, asserting that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one worthy of dignity and respect. Through advocacy, policy and coalition building, SIECUS advances sex education as a vehicle for social change—where all people receive sex education, are affirmed in their identities, and have power to make decisions about their own health, pleasure, and wholeness.