Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-12
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
A retired teacher has been collecting online support in an effort to push for legalization of euthanasia 
A proposal to legalize euthanasia in Taiwan has been approved by the public policy online participation platform under the National Development Council. The proposal was initiated by Lai Tai-sheng, a retired teacher from National Chiayi Industrial Vocational High School.
Lai said he had seen many terminal cancer patients receiving futile medical care, resulting in more suffering of the patients in their final stages of life and more struggle of their family members to take care of their loved ones, and therefore he advocates legalization of euthanasia.
There are countless arguments and theories on the pros and cons of euthanasia, and each one seems to be reasonable, Lai said, adding that however, he believes no one would hope to end a family member’s life in a normal situation. People for euthanasia say it would give terminally ill patients relief, while those against it say life is sacred and inviolable, he said [FULL STORY]