{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-5-116","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-5-116","heading":"Harm to fetus of another -- exceptions.","body":"(1) A prosecution for a violation of 45-5-102 or 45-5-103 with regard to the death of a fetus of another may not be brought against:\n(a) a person for conduct relating to an abortion for which the consent of the pregnant woman or a person authorized by law to act on her behalf has been obtained or for which the consent is implied by law;\n(b) a person for any medical treatment of the pregnant woman or her fetus; or\n(c) a woman with respect to her fetus.\n(2) A prosecution for or conviction of an offense under 45-5-102 or 45-5-103 is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same conduct.\n(3) As used in 45-5-102, 45-5-103, and this section, \"fetus\" means an organism of the species Homo sapiens from 8 weeks of development until complete expulsion or extraction from a woman's body.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON","Part 1. Homicide"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0160/0450-0050-0010-0160.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:29Z","sha256":"96712229dd8519e8f2f618d5a3f634d5e7afc8400c817eb0f6ea18a4f87a1e81","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-5-113","next":"us-mt/45-5-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}