PENAL CODE of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste the crime is committed while performing or because of performance of his or her duties; j) If the victim is a witness, declarant, expert, aggrieved party or victim and the crime is committed with the purpose of impeding the deposition, informing or filing of a complaint or because of the person's involvement in the proceedings, the perpetrator shall be punishable with 12 to 25 years imprisonment. Article 140. Manslaughter 1. Any person who, by negligence, kills another person is punishable with up to 4 years imprisonment or a penalty of fine. 2. In cases where the perpetrator has acted with gross negligence, the same is punishable with up to 5 years imprisonment. Article 141. Termination of pregnancy 1. Any person who, by any means and without consent of the pregnant woman, causes an abortion shall be punishable with a prison sentence between 2 and 8 years. 2. Any person who, by any means and with the consent of the pregnant woman, causes an abortion shall be punishable with a prison sentence not exceeding 3 years. 3. Any pregnant woman, who consents to an abortion committed by a third party or, by her own actions or those of a third party, causes an abortion, shall be punishable with a prison sentence not exceeding 3 years. 4. The provisions in the previous subarticles shall not be applicable in the event that the termination of pregnancy constitutes the only means of removing the pregnant woman or fetus from danger of death or serious and irreversible harm to body or physical or mental health, as long as performed pursuant to authorization and supervision of a medical panel, professional physician or health professional in a public health institution and with consent of the pregnant woman and/or the spouse. 5. Provisions in subarticle 4 of this present article are correspondingly applicable . Article 142. Infanticide A mother who kills her child during childbirth or soon thereafter and while still under the disturbing influence thereof, is punishable with 3 to 10 years imprisonment. Article 143. Abandonment or exposure 1. Any person who, intentionally, endangers the life of another person by: a) Exposing said person in a place where the same is placed in a situation where he or she is unable to protect him or herself single-handed; or b) Abandoning the person defenseless by reason of age, physical impairment or illness, when the perpetrator is responsible for protecting, caring for or assisting said person; Is punishable with 1 to 6 years imprisonment. 2. If the act results in: a) Serious harm to physical integrity, the perpetrator is punishable with 2 to 8 years imprisonment; b) Death, the perpetrator is punishable with 5 to 15 years imprisonment. 42