By Gabriella Borter

(Reuters) – Oklahoma legislators passed Tuesday a bill making it illegal in Oklahoma to have an abortion, except for medical emergencies. The law penalizes those who violate the laws with fines up to $100,000 and 10 years imprisonment.

The Republican-controlled state House of Representatives brought the bill to a vote this week, after it was passed last year by the Midwestern state’s Senate. The bill now goes to Republican Governor Kevin Stitt’s desk for signature.

Stitt supports anti-abortion legislation. If Stitt signs the bill, it will take effect in this summer, unless stopped by courts.

A ban on abortion in Oklahoma could expand access to abortions for women who live in areas where legal abortion access is limited or non-existent. Texas has been a top destination for Texas women who seek abortions. The state was banned from allowing abortions of pregnancies lasting six weeks or less in September.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma director Tamya Cox Toure stated in a statement that these “harmful bills” are “an alarming reminder of how the days of legal, safe abortion might be over.”

This measure, which was passed Tuesday by the Oklahoma House, is just one of many anti-abortion measures currently in the state legislature.

Separate legislation was also introduced to ban abortions in general and allow private citizens to sue those who aid or abet abortions. The bill is very similar to Texas’ six-week abortion ban. The bill also contains an emergency clause that would permit it to go into effect as soon as it’s passed and signed.

On Tuesday, the measure was approved. It states that “no one shall purposely or attempt to perform abortions except in an emergency situation for a woman who is pregnant.”

Oklahoma and other Republican-governed states have recently passed restrictive abortion legislation.

A case involving a Republican-backed Mississippi law is expected to be decided by June’s end. This gives the U.S. Supreme Court an opportunity to repeal or undermine the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that allowed abortion to be legalized nationwide. During the arguments, conservative justices expressed a desire to significantly curtail abortion rights across America.