More Koreans opt out of life-sustaining treatment

The number of people in South Korea who have chosen to forgo or withdraw life-sustaining treatment has reached 500,000, eight years after the system was introduced, reflecting growing public acceptance of end-of-life self-determination. According to data from the National Agency for Management of Life-Sustaining Treatment released Sunday, the cumulative figure reached the milestone as of the end of March. It includes 7,882 patients who are currently in the end-of-life process. In Korea, life-sus

By The Korea Herald