Contingent on the availability of funds being appropriated by the Legislature specifically for this purpose, the State Department of Health shall:
1. Develop and make available materials designed to provide accurate, scientifically verifiable information concerning the probable anatomical and physiological characteristics of the unborn child at two-week gestational intervals. The Department may utilize as a resource the material dealing with characteristics of the unborn child created pursuant to Section 1-738.3 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes and as located on the website www.awomansright.org under the link "Characteristics of the Unborn Child";
2. Develop and distribute educational and informational materials to provide public information through public service announcements, media and otherwise for the purpose of achieving an abortion-free society. Such materials shall be developed from the most readily available, accurate and up-to-date information and shall clearly and consistently teach that abortion kills a living human being. All efforts by the Department in this regard shall be reported annually to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee and the House Public Health Committee;
3. Provide technical assistance to help community-based organizations in the planning and implementation of abortion prevention, alternatives to abortion referral and education programs regarding the humanity of the unborn child;
4. Provide outreach, consultation, training and alternatives to abortion referral services to schools, organizations and members of the community;
5. Distribute educational and informational material concerning maternal behavior during pregnancy which is helpful to a human child in utero, including avoidance of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs; proper nutrition and prenatal vitamins; and utilization of and resources available for prenatal medical and wellness care; and
6. Recommend to the State Department of Education scientifically verifiable information concerning the unborn child in the educational standards of science, family and consumer sciences and health classes.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 353, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
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