Bill Requiring Instruction in Human Embryology Clears Final Committee

HB 1255, sponsored by Representative Dana Trabulsy (R-Fort Pierce) was approved (17-4) by the Education and Employment Committee on April 17. FCCB staff indicated support for the bill. 

A provision of the bill would require health education that addresses human embryologic development in grades 6-12 to include a high-definition, medically accurate ultrasound video showing the development of the heart and other organs and movement of the limbs and head. It also must include a high-quality, medically accurate video showing and describing the process of fertilization and various stages of human development inside the uterus. The bill was amended in the committee to allow parental exemption from this instruction.