Definition of person and abortion rights
A proposed 2026 Montana constitutional amendment would define 'person' to include all members of mankind from fertilization or conception onward, regardless of age, health, or dependency. This measure directly implicates abortion access and fetal personhood under the state constitution and is listed among Montana's 2026 ballot measures.
Should Montana define 'person' in its constitution to include all humans from the stage of fertilization or conception?
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Sources
Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_2026_ballot_measures
Montana Definition of Person Amendment (2026) ... Define the word 'person' to include "all members of mankind at any stage of development, beginning at the stage of fertilization or conception, regardless of age, health, level of functioning, or condition of dependency"
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- No, reject fetal personhood definitions; protect full abortion access without gestational limits based on conception
- No, keep current privacy and rights frameworks; avoid constitutional personhood from fertilization
- Allow limited early restrictions but do not redefine personhood from conception in the constitution
- Yes, support some recognition of early life but with health exceptions and no total bans
- Yes, define person from fertilization to enable strong limits or bans on abortion