SF 175 - Requires Incorporating Provisions Related to Pregnancy and Fetal Development into the Human Growth and Development and Health Curricula - Iowa Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- June 6, 2025
- House Bill Passed
- April 17, 2025
- Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 18, 2025
- Passage
- Feb. 3, 2025
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Title: Requires Incorporating Provisions Related to Pregnancy and Fetal Development into the Human Growth and Development and Health Curricula
Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds
Title: Requires Incorporating Provisions Related to Pregnancy and Fetal Development into the Human Growth and Development and Health Curricula
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula in Iowa.
Highlights:
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Requires incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula in Iowa (Sec. 1-5).
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Requires state public schools to show high-quality animations at least 3 minutes long of fetal development in 4th through 12th-grade human growth and development classes (Sec. 1-5).
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Requires that these animations show the “humanity of the unborn child,” starting at fertilization and noting significant growth and organ development throughout every stage of pregnancy (Sec. 1-5).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 6).
Title: Requires Incorporating Provisions Related to Pregnancy and Fetal Development into the Human Growth and Development and Health Curricula
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula in Iowa.
Highlights:
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Requires incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula in Iowa (Sec. 1-5).
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Requires state public schools to show high-quality animations at least 3 minutes long of fetal development in 4th through 12th-grade human growth and development classes (Sec. 1-5).
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Requires that these animations show the “humanity of the unborn child,” starting at fertilization and noting significant growth and organ development throughout every stage of pregnancy (Sec. 1-5).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 6).
Title: Requires Incorporating Provisions Related to Pregnancy and Fetal Development into the Human Growth and Development and Health Curricula
Committee Sponsors
- Education Committee (Sponsor)