Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/10
By: Lung Po-an and Kuan-lin Liu

Taipei, Nov. 10 (CNA) Famed former sports announcer Fu Da-ren (傅達仁) took to

Image taken from Fu Da-ren’s Facebook page

Facebook Thursday night to announce that he has joined Swiss non-profit organization Dignitas where he plans to undertake physician-assisted suicide.

The 84-year old Fu, who is currently in Switzerland on the “last trip of his life” with family, said that he found the organization through Facebook and recently enrolled as a member, according to the social media post.

Only individuals who are members of Dignitas can ask the society for physician-assisted suicide. Dignitas considers the soundness of mind of the petitioner as well as the seriousness of his or  her condition before approving the decision.    [FULL  STORY]