Civil Code · English · 2015
Article 18
Integrity of Human Body
(1)
The act by which a person disposes of the whole or of a part of his body shall be of no effect under civil law where such act is to be carried out before the death of the person thus disposing, if such act has the effect of causing a, serious injury to the integrity of the human body.
#(2)
The provisions of sub-Article (1) shall not apply where the act is justified by the rules of medical practice.
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