China News Service, June 16. According to a report by Korea International Broadcasting Station (KBS) on the 16th, with the growing social voice of "decent with dignity", the South Korean National Assembly proposed the first "assisted dying with dignity" bill.
"Assisted to die with dignity" means to end one's own life with the help of medical personnel.
According to reports, South Korea has implemented the "Life-extending Medical Decision Law" since 2018.
The law provides that patients who are in a terminal state can stop meaningless life-prolonging treatment based on their previously expressed wishes.
As social calls for "decent death" grow, South Korea's National Assembly has introduced the "Assisted Dying with Dignity" bill that goes further than stopping "life-extending treatment."
According to the Act, a terminally ill patient who has suffered intolerable pain and has no possibility of recovery ends his life according to his or her will, with the help of the attending physician, as "assisted dying with dignity".
The bill also stipulates that "Assisted Dying with Dignity" must be reviewed by the "Assisted Dying with Dignity" Review Committee.
The committee is composed of medical and ethical experts, and the Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea serves as the chairman.
An Gyubae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said that recently, about 80% of adults are in favor of euthanasia, and the public's attention to dying with dignity is increasing day by day.
The bill was introduced in consideration of the right to self-determination of life.
However, the report pointed out that there is no small controversy on the related topic on a global scale.