Restricts abortion access model confidence 70%
Requires public schools to teach a description of the growth and development of an 'unborn child' during each trimester of pregnancy, so more presentation of fetal development as a distinct entity in education.
a description of the growth and development of an unborn child that occur during each trimester of pregnancy.
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No change to transgender recognition & access model confidence 60%
Adds mandatory instruction on fetal development (including human reproductive process and prevention of birth defects) to the health curriculum for grades 7-8, with no mention of gender identity or transgender topics.
The State Board of Education shall adopt rules requiring students enrolled in grade levels seven and eight to receive age-appropriate and medically accurate instruction on fetal development as part of the essential knowledge and skills for the health curriculum required under Subsection (a)(2)(B).
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Status: Died (session ended)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill mandates age-appropriate instruction on fetal development, pregnancy, and the growth of an 'unborn child' by trimester in public school health classes (grades 7-8 required, others optional), plus adds related duties for local school health advisory councils. This directly implicates abortion/personhood-ivf via the 'unborn child' framing and trimester descriptions, which is treated as RESTRICTS per the fetal personhood rule even without explicit legal rights or abortion references. No provisions address transgender issues, firearms, immigration enforcement, or custody/support, so only
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | S | Filed |
| 2025-08-15 | S | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |