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TexasTowelie

(117,584 posts)
Sun Jun 9, 2019, 07:36 PM Jun 2019

New bill would push anti-abortion beliefs, create 'culture of life'

A bill that would require Ohio public schools to teach students about fetal development, pregnancy and abortion is drawing fire from critics who say some Republican lawmakers are trying to push their anti-abortion beliefs onto children.

House Bill 90, introduced by Rep. Niraj Antini, R-Miamisburg, would require third- through 12th-grade students to be taught in science and health classes about “the humanity of the unborn child” and given information about prenatal health. Instructional materials would be developed by the Ohio Department of Health.

Calling the proposal “counterproductive and harmful,” Gary Daniels, a lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, told the House Health Committee on Tuesday, “It is not meant to legitimately accomplish anything productive in Ohio but is, instead, only useful to satisfy a small segment of voters.”

Supporters “want to commandeer multiple state agencies and all public schools to deliver slanted, incorrect, harmful and unscientific information across the state,” Daniels said.

Read more: https://www.cantonrep.com/news/20190604/new-bill-would-push-anti-abortion-beliefs-create-culture-of-life

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New bill would push anti-abortion beliefs, create 'culture of life' (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2019 OP
Ha! In 1975, in my co-ed sex ed class taught by the HS football coach, no_hypocrisy Jun 2019 #1
Yes, part of my health class TexasTowelie Jun 2019 #2
Totally ridiculous and blatantly biased Ohiogal Jun 2019 #3
How about an exemption to opt out of this indoctrination? Freethinker65 Jun 2019 #4
Culture of life. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #5

no_hypocrisy

(49,233 posts)
1. Ha! In 1975, in my co-ed sex ed class taught by the HS football coach,
Sun Jun 9, 2019, 07:44 PM
Jun 2019

the first words out of his mouth were "I know at least half of you are doing it. Don't bother lying to me. My job is make sure you don't get pregnant before you can afford a baby and/or you don't catch VD."

And we were off and running! I never missed a class.


This OH law is ridiculous

TexasTowelie

(117,584 posts)
2. Yes, part of my health class
Sun Jun 9, 2019, 07:50 PM
Jun 2019

was on how to avoid Gentile diseases. My teacher was an idiot.

Ohiogal

(35,199 posts)
3. Totally ridiculous and blatantly biased
Sun Jun 9, 2019, 07:52 PM
Jun 2019

This does not belong in classrooms starting with 8 year olds and does not reflect the beliefs of the majority of Ohioans. Our state legislature is so ridiculously gerrymandered full of these idiotic Pence clones, it’s absurd. If I had a kid in school and they were teaching this I would go down there and raise holy hell.

Ohio’s GOP dictators — taking us back to the dark ages day by day. I can’t wait for a new district map to be drawn.

Freethinker65

(11,165 posts)
4. How about an exemption to opt out of this indoctrination?
Sun Jun 9, 2019, 08:12 PM
Jun 2019

Alternative subjects could be something useful like critical thinking

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,848 posts)
5. Culture of life.
Sun Jun 9, 2019, 08:58 PM
Jun 2019

And yet that state does premeditated murder. You might know it as "the death penalty".

Doesn't sound like much of a culture of life to me.

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