Bill calls for Iowa 1st-6th graders to get instruction on pregnancy development

Republicans on a subcommittee in the Iowa House have signed off on a bill that would require instruction about fetal development to start in first grade classes. The bill calls for students in first through sixth grades to be taught about “human development in the womb” and shown an animated video about what happens during a pregnancy. Amber Williams, a leader in the Polk County chapter of Moms for Liberty, said she got an abortion when she was 18 and would have benefitted from this kind of instruction.

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS