Evidence-based curricula. That’s what you want taught in Iowa schools, right?
Republicans across the country, including Iowa, have been pushing to require students to watch a video produced by an extreme anti-abortion group—but it’s medically inaccurate and uses political propaganda.
The good news? There are evidence-based alternatives that teachers can use when it comes time to teach fetal development education in the second half of the school year.
✏️: Salina Heller
How a Human Embryo Develops—Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/video/Human-embryonic-development-birth-fertilization/-220087?fbclid=IwY2xjawOtIahleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSWldqU1lGeFBBN2ExcmtCc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHupGPj5kKNZ6D-2-jMJsrZV5WQkXqWAmKn–qNWVGyiyHTTkL54IzIt77T5-_aem_oKIjGvZzBfqYQx3kL-8r0A&brid=sVMqRylSWIviHjpvOmAiLA
Pregnancy 101—National Geographic
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