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Hsinchu Man To File Taiwan's First-Ever Constitutional Suit on Euthanasia

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A Hsinchu man suffering near total paralysis plans to file a suit with the Constitutional Court seeking the right to euthanasia. The move is dividing Taiwan's medical community.

Euthanasia Lawsuit in Taiwan

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A Hsinchu man is filing Taiwan’s first-ever constitutional lawsuit on euthanasia.

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The man is nearly paralyzed after a spinal injury from a fall. He had previously filed a request for legal euthanasia that’s been rejected by both the district and Supreme Courts. His lawyer hopes the Constitutional Court will rule in favor of a legal provision for euthanasia on the basis of a dignified death. But Taiwan’s medical community is divided, with some including hospice workers arguing the need for adequate treatment of the man’s physical and psychological pain.