Sullivan B
Am J Law Med. 1982 Spring;8(1):27-43.
Good samaritan laws provide legal immunity to persons who assist in medical emergencies. Because good samaritan laws eliminate the common law right of victims to secure redress for their injuries, these statutes raise certain constitutional questions. The Article begins by examining the vulnerability of good samaritan statutes to federal constitutional attack on substantive due process and equal protection grounds. It then considers the susceptibility of such laws to state constitutional attack on the same grounds. The Article concludes that while such statutes are not likely to violate federal substantive due process and equal protection provisions, they may be held unconstitutional on similar state grounds.
好撒玛利亚人法为在医疗紧急情况下提供帮助的人提供法律豁免权。由于好撒玛利亚人法消除了受害者就其伤害获得赔偿的普通法权利，这些法规引发了某些宪法问题。本文开篇考察了好撒玛利亚人法规因实质性正当程序和平等保护理由而受到联邦宪法攻击的可能性。接着探讨了此类法律基于同样理由受到州宪法攻击的可能性。本文的结论是，虽然此类法规不太可能违反联邦实质性正当程序和平等保护条款，但基于类似的州理由，它们可能被判定违宪。
