The governor of Oklahoma will sign a near-total abortion ban into law on Tuesday.

Oklahoma Republican Government. Kevin Stitt is set to sign a bill into law on Tuesday that makes abortion illegal in the state, except for medical emergencies.

Senate Bill 612, which passed the state Senate last year and the House this month, makes performing or attempting to perform an abortion a felony punishable by a maximum punishment of $100,000, ten years in state prison, or both. In circumstances of rape and incest, the law makes no exceptions.

The lady would not face criminal charges or be convicted for the death of her "unborn child" if the bill passes. Contraceptive use, sale, prescription, or administration are not prohibited by the law.

Members of the state legislature, church leaders, and several anti-abortion groups will join Stitt at the signing ceremony on Tuesday "in favor of safeguarding the lives of unborn children in Oklahoma," according to the governor's office.

With Stitt's signing on the bill, Oklahoma would become the second Republican-led state to enact additional abortion restrictions in recent weeks. Last month, Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation prohibiting most abortions after 15 weeks in the state, similar to a Mississippi law currently pending before the US Supreme Court, and South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem signed legislation restricting access to medication abortions in the state.

The state Supreme Court in Idaho temporarily barred legislation enacted by Republican Gov. Brad Little that was fashioned after Texas' law prohibiting abortions after six weeks. Idaho has become the first state to adopt the contentious Texas law that empowers private persons to sue to impose limits.

SB 612's main House sponsor, Oklahoma Republican state Rep. Jim Olsen, recently told CNN that he feels "rape and incest is a horrific crime" and that the baby "still has a right to life" despite being conceived in an "awful situation."

"The infant should not be held responsible for the father's misdeeds," he stated. "It's still a life," she says.

Abortion rights advocates have slammed the bill throughout the legislative process, including the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, which started last week that it "would be devastating" for Oklahomans and Texans, who account for roughly half of all abortion patients in the state.

"Now, Oklahomans may face a future in which they have no place to go in their state to obtain this fundamental health care," the group stated in a statement.
House Bill 4327, fashioned after the contentious Texas measure, is also being considered by the Oklahoma state Senate.

This bill would prohibit most abortions at any stage of pregnancy and allow private citizens to enforce the legislation through civil lawsuits.