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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Senate has passed a measure that would require doctors to tell parents about the “benefits and risks” of vaccines before inoculation.

The bill would make health-care providers give parents a copy of a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as information on the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

The Oklahoman reported that the bill’s passage was met with cheers from members of a vaccine choice group who were seated in the gallery Thursday.

The measure now heads to Gov. Mary Fallin’s desk.

The bill’s co-author, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, said the legislation will offer reassurance to parents.

But GOP Sen. Ervin Yen, who is a cardiac anesthesiologist, said, “I will bet a lot of money that it will decrease our measles, mumps, rubella vaccinations rate.”