Bill Alert: New Michigan Sex Ed Overhaul by Democrats Aims to Rewrite the Rules, Pushing Abortion and Gender Identity

Michigan Legislators Plan to Use Lame Duck Session to Rewrite School Rules - J.P. Isbell

LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Michigan News Source has learned that Michigan legislators have plans to introduce a sweeping bill this month that could radically change the state’s public school curriculum around sex education, gender identity, and reproductive health. 

Fast-tracked for the lame duck session, the bill aims to reshape traditional values in schools...
Key changes in the proposed bill…

• Abstinence Education Overhaul: The requirement to teach abstinence as a “positive lifestyle for unmarried young people” would be removed...
• Emphasizing “Bodily Autonomy”: The bill introduces lessons on bodily autonomy, suggesting that children, even in elementary grades, are independent in making personal choices about relationships and health.
• Expanding Gender and Sexual Identity Topics: The curriculum would require teachers to affirm various gender identities and sexual orientations, with teaching materials including examples of same-sex relationships, gender transitions, and non-binary identities.
• Education on Abortion and Contraception: Schools could teach about all “legally available pregnancy outcomes,” including abortion, and distribute family planning resources without parental consent.
• Parental rights at risk? - One of the most contentious parts of the bill involves parental involvement. Currently, parents must opt their children into sex ed programs, but this overhaul would assume parental permission unless they actively opt-out...