Montana SB136 prohibits consent as a defense for physician assisted suicide, defining it as against public policy.

Montana SB136 amends the state's criminal code to specify that consent to physician aid in dying is not a defense to a charge of homicide. The bill defines physician aid in dying as prescribing a lethal dose of medication for a patient to self-administer, excluding the withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining treatment. This change aligns with the state's stance that such acts are against public policy.

Montana SB136 prohibits consent as a defense for physician assisted suicide, defining it as against public policy.

Montana SB136 amends the state's criminal code to specify that consent to physician aid in dying is not a defense to a charge of homicide. The bill defines physician aid in dying as prescribing a lethal dose of medication for a patient to self-administer, excluding the withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining treatment. This change aligns with the state's stance that such acts are against public policy.