School districts’ human biology and pregnancy instruction must include an ultrasound video three minutes long, at minimum, discussing fertilization and showing vital fetal organ formation during the early stages of pregnancy. The new law requires that a North Dakota school district include discussion and instruction about human growth and development in their health curriculum and human sexuality instruction. Senator Myrdal, reflecting on the law, stated that “human development in the womb was obviously part of science” and that it was also “what would call a divine concept.” Through the new law, Senator Myrdal hoped to “show students the divine journey that every human being experiences.” State Senator Janne Myrdal drafted the new law after seeing “Baby Olivia,” which is a video showing human (fetal) development in utero. The new law, on its face, is not explicitly pro- or anti-abortion. With an overwhelming majority vote in both houses, the North Dakota legislature intends to enhance how school districts educate about fetal human development. Two days later, on April 6, current Governor Doug Burgum, signed the bill into state law. On April 6, 2023, North Dakota enacted a new law titled “Growth and development and human sexuality curriculum.” The law passed in the state Senate with a vote 37-9 at the end of March and in the House on April 4, with a vote 75-16. Azariah Dileo, Class of 2024, Belmont Law
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