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S. Koreans Pick ‘Not Being Burden on Family’ as Best Way to Die Well

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans have picked not being burden on their family as the best manner in which to face death — in a sharp contrast to their counterparts in the United States and Britain — a local survey showed Wednesday. In his paper announced this month in the medical journal [...]

77 Percent of Koreans Support Legalization of Right to Turn Off Life Support

SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Almost 8 out of 10 Koreans support the legalization of the right to turn off life support systems under familial consent, when additional care is considered to be in vain. According to a survey report by Gallup Korea on 1,006 Koreans over 19 years of age, conducted between May [...]