Posted : 2021-01-22 09:44
Updated : 2021-01-22 18:33
A medical staffer takes care of a patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the Severance Hospital in Sinchon, Seoul, in this March 21, 2018 photo. / Korea Times file
About 800,000 people sign advance directive refusing life-prolonging treatment
By Lee Hyo-jin
Three years have passed since the so-called Death with Dignity Act came into effect here in February 2018, which enabled people to make a choice about ceasing life-prolonging medical treatment.
During this period, nearly 800,000 individuals have signed up for the program by submitting an advance directive forgoing life sustaining treatment in the event they fall terminally ill with no chance of recovery.