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Is it necessary to issue a good Samaritan law?

( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-02-12 11:35

Towanda (India)

According to a survey conducted in India, 3 out of 5 Indians would be unlikely to help a severely injured roadside victim. In Germany, failure to provide first aid to a person in need is punishable. The Finnish Rescue Act explicitly stipulates a duty to rescue as a "general duty to act" and "engage in rescue activities according to one's abilities". Bystander assistance will significantly improve only if there is immunity from prolonged legal formalities.

Is it necessary to issue a good Samaritan law?

A drowning woman is saved by an anonymous female passer-by. [Photo/IC]

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