In Australia, this ethical principle has been enshrined in Section 139C(c) of the  Health Practitioner Regulation National Law[ii]which states that a doctor may be guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct if they refuse or fail, without reasonable cause, to assist a person in need of urgent attention. In recent time, two cases are worth noting. The Medical Board of Australia found unsatisfactory professional conduct when a doctor denied that he was a doctor when asked by a stranger in ne...