toward euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide,95) 76.3% of the survey participants favored euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide. B) Past and Current Discussions on Euthanasia In general, euthanasia refers to the act of artificially ending the life of a patient in order to relieve suffering, and death with dignity refers to the act of allowing the dying person to die with dignity. Although the meaning of the terms is somewhat similar, euthanasia or death with dignity can be conceptually distinguished in that the discontinuation of life-sustaining treatment under the Decision on Life-Sustaining Treatment Act limits the subject, method, and timing of life-sustaining treatment. Although the related discussion has been on-going for a long time, there is a view96) that the concept of passive euthanasia, active euthanasia, and death with dignity are not clear, and the perception is changing as the medicine develops. If the suspension of life-sustaining treatment under the current law is related to the conditions and procedures for allowing passive euthanasia, the amendment can be seen as a form of physician-assisted suicide, which is a kind of active euthanasia in concept. The target is limited to “patients suffering from unacceptable suffering as a terminally ill patient,” and a separate committee is established to directly verify the wishes of the patient through the selection procedure and method, and a grace period is provided for the implementation. Nevertheless, there are opinions that oppose based on the fact that there is a possibility of misjudgment by doctors and family members about the patient's terminal condition, possibility of the patient's family subtly encouraging the patient to make an assisted death decision for reasons such as the financial burden of medical expenses or care problems may occur, and the fact that patients themselves may make wrong judgments about their lives. On the other hand, there are also opinions that emphasize the patient's right to self-determination 94) Yun YH, Sim J-A, Choi Y, Yoon H. Attitudes toward the Legalization of Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide in South Korea: A Cross-Sectional Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 95) In general, the term 'doctor-assisted suicide' is used worldwide, but this proposed amendment uses the term ‘assisted death with dignity.’ Therefore, this report uses both terms accordingly. 96) Current Issues Report by the National Assembly Legislative Research Service, Issues and Tasks of Legislation of Death with Dignity, Aug. 2009. 38