Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/12/21
By: Yu Hsiao-han and Kuan-lin Liu

Taipei, Dec. 21 (CNA) An overwhelming majority of the public is in favor of legalizing physician assisted suicide, according to a survey by The Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association, the results of which were released on Thursday.

According to Yang Chih-chun (楊智鈞), a volunteer with the association which serves as a platform for members of the LGBTQ community, 92 percent of respondents were in favor of legalizing assisted suicide, 1 percent were against, 6 percent unsure and 1 percent abstained.

The overwhelming support for the legalization of physician assisted suicide, an issue that renowned Taiwan sports anchor Fu Da-ren (傅達仁) brought to light in Taiwan, cuts across sexual orientations, Yang noted, saying that there was no discernible difference in opinion between heterosexual and homosexual respondents.    [FULL  STORY]