Formosa News
Date: 2019/02/24
When well-known Taiwanese sports anchor Fu Da-ren went to Switzerland last year to end his life, he brought the issue of voluntary euthanasia in to sharp public focus. Today activists said they’ve formed an association to push for legalizing assisted suicide in Taiwan. The group is led by Fu’s son, who said his father’s dying wish was for Taiwanese to have the right to die with dignity.
In front of a camera, the long-time TV anchor signs off for the last time. He was suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer and had traveled to Switzerland to end his life.
His son Fu Chun-hao, seen here kissing his father, is leading a renewed campaign for assisted dying in Taiwan. [FULL STORY]