{"id":331343,"date":"2025-06-11T14:41:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T19:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=331343"},"modified":"2025-06-13T19:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T00:42:56","slug":"indiana-iowa-governors-prenatal-development-education-sex-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/indiana-iowa-governors-prenatal-development-education-sex-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana and Iowa governors sign bills requiring prenatal development education in schools"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Indiana Governor Mike Braun and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds have both signed bills requiring children in the states’ public schools who participate in sex ed classes to learn about human prenatal development.<\/p>\n

KEY TAKEAWAYS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Children who participate in sex educations classes in Indiana public schools will be required to view both a high-definition 3-minute minimum ultrasound video and<\/em> a high quality computer rendering or animation showing specific markers of human prenatal development.<\/li>\n
  • Children in grades 4-12 in Iowa public schools will also be required to view a high-definition ultrasound along with either<\/em> a high-quality computer-generated rendering or an ultrasound or other real image that shows specific developmental markers.<\/li>\n
  • The installation of Indiana’s and Iowa’s bills marks four states that have enacted such prenatal education legislation during this year’s legislative session.<\/li>\n
  • These and similar bills have come under fire from pro-abortion groups who view prenatal education of this nature as “propaganda.”<\/li>\n
  • Some groups have attacked Live Action’s “Baby Olivia” video \u2014 which qualifies as an option for viewing under both bills \u2014 as “Christian nationalist indoctrination,” despite the fact that it discusses neither religion nor abortion. The video shows human prenatal development from fertilization to birth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    THE DETAILS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Senate Bill 442<\/a> in Indiana requires students in sex education classes to view human prenatal development videos as part of their curriculum \u2014 both an actual ultrasound and an animated rendering. Braun signed the legislation on May 6, after it was passed<\/a> by both the state House and Senate in April.<\/p>\n

    Per the bill, students must be shown:<\/p>\n

    A high definition ultrasound video, at least three (3) minutes in duration<\/strong>, showing the development of the brain, heart, sex organs, and other vital organs in early fetal development. (B)\u00a0A high quality computer generated rendering or animation showing the process of fertilization and each stage of fetal development inside the uterus<\/strong>, noting significant markers in cell growth and organ development for every week of pregnancy from fertilization to birth.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Live Action’s “Baby Olivia” computer-animated video would be a qualifying option that schools may choose to utilize to fulfill part B of the bill’s requirement.<\/p>\n

    Senate Bill 175<\/a> in Iowa, signed by Gov. Reynolds on June 6, requires public school students in grades 4-12 to view \u201ca high-definition ultrasound video showing the presence of the brain, heart and other vital organs in early fetal development\u201d along with \u201ca high-quality, computer-generated rendering or animation, or an ultrasound or other real image that depicts the humanity of the unborn child by showing prenatal human development, starting at fertilization, noting significant markers in cell and organ development throughout every stage of pregnancy.\u201d Live Action’s “Baby Olivia” video would qualify under this bill for viewing as well, but is not specifically required by the law.<\/p>\n

    The video uses realistic, digital animation to depict medically-accurate information about the preborn child\u2019s life in the womb, capturing significant growth and development milestones from the moment of fertilization through birth.<\/p>\n