Chiapponi C, Scherr M, Grimm J
Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Campus Innenstadt, Nussbaumstraße 20, 80336 München.
Unfallchirurg. 2013 Jan;116(1):92-4. doi: 10.1007/s00113-012-2285-x.
A 28-year-old woman was arrested for body packing. One pack was removed from her vagina by the forensic pathologist. She was referred by the police to an emergency surgical department to obtain a radiological examination of the abdomen in order to rule out the presence of further packs in the intestines. In the case of a negative result it would not be necessary to be kept under arrest. For this reason the woman agrees to the examination. The surgeon in the emergency department refused to perform an examination involving radiation exposure to a young woman without any medical indications according to the German X-Ray Ordinance § 23 subsection I. Generally a physician can refuse to perform examinations ordered by state authorities; however, the provision of expert testimony in legal proceedings by a judge, a state attorney or a high ranking police officer makes collaboration mandatory in accordance with § 75 of the German penal code of procedures. However, any relevant harm caused by the examination must be excluded with a very high degree of certainty.
一名28岁的女性因体内藏毒被捕。法医从她的阴道取出了一包毒品。警方将她转至急诊外科，以便对其腹部进行放射学检查，以排除肠道内还有其他毒品包的可能性。如果检查结果为阴性，她就无需继续被拘留。因此，该女子同意接受检查。根据德国《X射线条例》第23条第1款，急诊科的外科医生拒绝在没有任何医学指征的情况下，对一名年轻女性进行有辐射暴露风险的检查。一般来说，医生可以拒绝执行国家当局要求的检查；然而，根据德国刑事诉讼法典第75条，法官、州检察官或高级警官在法律程序中要求提供专家证词时，合作是强制性的。但是，必须高度确定地排除检查所造成的任何相关伤害。
