I disagree. It may be that, somewhere else, Missouri makes performing an abortion for an ectopic pregnancy illegal. But that doesn’t come from here.
The text, as you note, is perfectly clear: A person is guilty of the crime if they prescribe, etc., a drug, etc., to perform an abortion on another person “in violation of state or federal law.”
The elements are simple.
- A person who
- Prescribes, etc.
- A drug etc.
- For an abortion
- On another person
- That is in violation of state or federal law.
The enhancement is similarly straightforward: The above etc. is done on a woman who has an ectopic pregnancy.
The bill makes it a crime to supply the drugs used for an already illegal abortion. It has an enhancement when that illegal abortion is performed on a woman with an ectopic pregnancy.