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search   An example of the obligation to help a person is the
Argentina law on "abandonment of persons", Articles 106-108 of
the Argentine Penal Code, which include the provision in Article
106 "a person who endangers the life or health of another,
either by putting a person in jeopardy or abandoning to their
fate a person unable to cope alone who must be cared for ...
will be imprisoned for between 2 and 6 years".[2]  An example of
legal protection without obligation to act: in common-law areas
of Canada a good Samaritan doctrine is a legal principle that
prevents a rescuer who has voluntarily helped a victim in
distress from being successfully sued for 'wrongdoing'. Its
purpose is to keep people from being reluctant to help a
stranger in need for fear of legal repercussions should they
make some mistake in treatment.[3]   The principles contained in
good Samaritan laws more typically operat