Natural persons enjoy the right to life, body, health, name, portrait, reputation, honor, privacy and marital autonomy. Legal persons and unincorporated organizations enjoy the right of name, reputation and honor.
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. Health takes the body as the material carrier, which destroys the integrity of the body and usually leads to health damage. Those who violate the right to life and health shall be given property and moral compensation to the victims or their families.
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People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code
Article 990 The right of personality is the right of life, body, health, name, name, portrait, reputation, honor and privacy enjoyed by civil subjects.
In addition to the personality rights stipulated in the preceding paragraph, natural persons enjoy other personality rights based on personal freedom and personal dignity. Article 995 Where the right to personality is infringed, the victim has the right to request the actor to bear civil liability in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other laws. The limitation of action does not apply to the victim's right to stop the infringement, remove the obstruction, eliminate the danger, eliminate the influence, restore his reputation and apologize. Article 999 The names, titles, portraits and personal information of civil subjects may be reasonably used in news reporting and public opinion supervision for public interests. If unreasonable use infringes on the personality rights of civil subjects, they shall bear civil liability according to law. Article 1000 Where an actor bears civil liabilities such as eliminating influence, restoring reputation and apologizing for infringing on personality rights, it shall be commensurate with the specific way of the act and the scope of its influence.
If the actor refuses to bear the civil liability stipulated in the preceding paragraph, the people's court may publish an announcement or an effective judgment document in newspapers, internet and other media, and the expenses incurred shall be borne by the actor.