Arkansas became the latest state to consider a copycat version of Texas draconian six-week abortion ban on Tuesday, when state Sen. Jason Rapert (R) filed Senate Bill 13 during a special legislative session. Raperts bill went a step further than the Lone Star States S.B. 8: The proposed Arkansas legislation aims to ban abortion at any stage of pregnancy.

The special legislative session was largely dedicated to discussing tax cuts, but Rapert, a vocal anti-abortion advocate, said in October that he was planning to introduce legislation similar to Texas during the short legislative window.

What Texas has done is absolutely awesome, Rapert told news outlets in September after Texas passed its six-week ban .

Similar to Texas ban , S.B. 13 would deputize private citizens to enforce the law by offering a $10,000 bounty to anyone who successfully sues someone aiding or abetting a person seeking an abortion. The legislation prohibits abortion from fertilization until live birth and only allows exceptions if the life of the pregnant person is at risk. Its a modification of the Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act, which was passed into law in 2013 and included a ban on abortion at 12 weeks the most restrictive abortion law in the country at the time before it was overturned by the Supreme Court .

Abortion is a crime against humanity, Rapert told HuffPost. We believe it is urgent that we use the Texas-style civil cause of action approach to ensure abortions are stopped right now. It is time the will of individual states to protect human life is respected across the nation.