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An Ohio lawmaker wants to require public school students to watch videos about fetal development annually from third through 12th grade. Rep. Melanie Miller (R-Ashland) introduced House Bill 485, ...

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Bills to require schools to show fetal development videos are spreading. Credit: Science Photo Library/ Getty Images. The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to ...

A newly introduced education bill in Ohio would require every public school in the state to teach lessons on "human growth and development" during pregnancy in grades three through 12. House Bill 485, ...

State Rep. Melanie Miller, an Ashland Republican, introduced legislation this week requiring public schools to show a video of fetal development to students in grades three through twelve.