OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma Republican lawmaker on Friday abandoned a measure that would have required public bathrooms to display anti-abortion signs after an outcry from business leaders and health providers who said it would cost millions of dollars.

Republican Sen. A.J. Griffin, who had sponsored the original bill passed by the Legislature, proposed an amendment that would require the signs only at abortion providers and would direct the state Department of Health to launch a social media campaign on how to avoid abortions.

The State Board of Health on Tuesday approved regulations requiring posting of the signs in public bathrooms at hospitals, nursing homes, restaurants and public schools advising pregnant women where to find services to avoid abortion. Griffin said the department is now being asked to halt any further work toward implementing the regulations while her new proposal is considered by the Legislature, which convenes Feb. 6.

"It was never intended to be a burden on businesses or health providers," Griffin said in a statement. "Changing to a social media campaign will actually broaden the reach and make linking pregnant women to services even more visible."