The measure says anyone “who knowingly performs or induces an abortion” in cases that are not exempted by the legislation would be guilty of a Class B felony, which carries a minimum five-year prison sentence.

If the Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade, “in whole or in part,” the legislation states that all abortions would be made illegal except in cases of a medical emergency.

Humphreys called abortion “a very difficult subject. And a very personal one with complicated moral issues for all involved.”

“While I am personally opposed to abortion, I do support a women’s right to choose, particularly in the case of rape or incest. And I have to believe that the politicians in Jeff City that voted for this bill would themselves support their wives or daughters’ right to choose if their loved ones were raped,” he said.

“I hope that Governor Parson will consider the bill’s harmful impact on women and veto this legislation,” Humphreys added.

Missouri already has some of the toughest abortion regulations in the country. There is one clinic in the state, in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, but clinics also operate in Metro East — in Granite City and Fairview Heights. Planned Parenthood operates a clinic in Kansas, near Kansas City, Mo.