Article 17 Where a single tortious act causes more than one death, the amount of the damages for the deaths may be equal.

第十七条因同一侵权行为造成多人死亡的，可以以相同数额确定死亡赔偿金。

But in modern society, tortious liability of omission have been accepted universally in order to coordinate the relationship between the freedom to act and the rights for protection.

在近现代社会，为了协调行为自由和权益保护的关系，不作为侵权责任已得到普遍的认可。