The right to life and health refers to the natural person's right to maintain life, safeguard the interests of life safety, normal physiological function and safeguard health interests. Life is the highest personality interest of natural persons and the basis of other personality rights and interests.
Citizens have the right to life and health. The right to life and health includes the right to life, body and health. Torts against the right to life and health are usually divided into three situations: infringement of the right to life, that is, causing death; Infringe on the right of the body, that is, damage the integrity of the body; Infringement of the right to health means damage to health and disease.
Conceptual explanation
Article 98 of the General Principles of the Civil Law stipulates that citizens have the right to life and health, and Article 1 19 stipulates that those who violate citizens' right to life and health and cause physical damage to citizens shall pay compensation for medical expenses, income reduced due to absenteeism, living allowance for the disabled, etc. If death is caused, the funeral expenses and the necessary living expenses of the dependents of the deceased shall be paid.
Since the Tort Liability Law, the right to life and health has been gradually separated into an independent right to life and health, and has been given an independent right content, which has also become the general theory of China's civil law.
The right to life and health have extremely important status and value for natural persons, and they are important civil rights. There are strict restrictions on giving up the right to life and health. Those who violate the right to life and health should pay property and moral compensation to the victims or their families.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Right to Life and Health