Lawmakers in Oklahoma have passed a bill that would nearly all pre-born human beings in the state.

The bill would criminalize performing an abortion in almost all cases, except where it could “save the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency.”

Medical professionals convicted under the laws face fines of up to $100,000 and 10 years in prison.

It comes as the US Supreme Court weighs a case that could challenge the Roe versus Wade precedent later this year.

Oklahoma’s House of Representatives, in which Republicans hold a supermajority, voted to send the bill to the governor’s office by 70 votes to 14.

The state’s Governor Kevin Stitt will be presented with the bill for his approval. The Republican has already committed to signing into law any legislation that protects pre-natal human beings.

Republican Rep Jim Olsen, who authored the bill, said he was “thrilled” by its passage and said the legislation could see “many lives of babies saved.”

But pro-choice groups say the bill is a devastating blow for women, noting it comes after the state became a major destination for women from neighboring Texas seeking abortions after the passage of protective laws in the state last year.