妨害名譽罪對醫事人員名譽權之保障及其界限【本期企劃】 試閱
The Protection and Limits of the Right to Reputation of Medical Personnel Under Offenses Against Reputation
對於醫療人員的言語侵害，一向占據醫療暴力的最大宗，但除非言語已達強暴、脅迫或恐嚇之程度，否則，就僅會涉及妨害名譽罪，即公然侮辱與誹謗罪。而因此等犯罪皆屬輕罪，且屬告訴乃論，尤其基於憲法對言論自由之保障，司法實務上對於妨害名譽罪，不僅不可能重判，且亦可能給予不起訴處分或無罪確定。本文即以在網路上對醫療人員之評論，探討妨害名譽罪的處罰界限。
Verbal abuse of medical personnel has consistently constituted the largest category of medical violence. However, unless the verbal abuse reaches the level of rape, coercion, or intimidation, it only involves defamation, specifically public insult and libel. Because these crimes are considered minor offenses and require a complaint to be brought, and especially given the constitutional protection of freedom of speech, defamation in judicial practice is unlikely to result in severe sentences and may even lead to non-prosecution or acquittal. This article uses online comments about medical personnel to discuss the boundaries of defamation punishment.
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