【醫療刑事法】未經同意變更術式案:醫療刑法中的假設同意【學習式判解評析】 試閱
Case of Change of the Surgical Treatment without Consent: The Hypothetical Consent in Medical Criminal Law
醫師在進行侵入性醫療行為之前,必須向病人進行「告知後同意」。如果醫師沒有完整告知病情或併發症,根據德國刑法學說上較新發展出來的「假設同意」概念,只要假設醫師於術前充分告知,病人必會同意此一手術,此時則仍應認定醫師之醫療行為不具有違法性而不成立犯罪。
Before performing any invasive medical treatment to the patient, the physician must fully fulfill the duty of disclosure. However, the German criminal law doctrine brought up the concept of “hypothetical consent,” under which the physician’s act would not be illegal as long as the patient would have permitted the medical treatment which the physician’s act would not be illegal as long as the patient would have permitted the medical treatment when the physician properly informs the conditions and complications beforehand. Under such circumstances, even if not having fulfilled the duty of full disclosure, the physician’s behavior would not constitute a criminal offense.
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