Starting in the 2025-26 school year, all public and charter schools must instruct students in grades 5 through 12 about prenatal development.
The law requires a video of an ultrasound, as well as a high-quality animation depicting development from fertilization, while highlighting “significant markers in cell growth and organ development for every week of pregnancy until birth.”
The measure breezed through the Idaho Senate (27-8) and the House (63-6), before being signed by Gov. Brad Little on March 26.
Bill sponsor Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, praised the new law, saying, “I am so proud of Idaho legislators and look forward to fostering a culture of life in our children.”
