Fu Da-ren explained

Fu Da-ren (; 3 April 1933 – 7 June 2018) was a Taiwanese basketball player and television presenter.

Fu Da-ren was raised in an orphanage established by Soong Mei-ling after his father, Republic of China Army Major General (1885–1938), was killed in action during the Second Sino-Japanese War.[1] [2]

Fu was on the roster of the Republic of China national basketball team in the 1958 Asian Games, and won a silver medal.

In 1980, Fu received a Golden Bell Award. Several catchphrases familiar to athletes and sports fans in Taiwan were popularized by Fu during his broadcasting career.[3]

Fu was Christian.[4] In later life, Fu was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and actively supported euthanasia.[5] His family researched options for assisted suicide, but found that although the End of Life Option Act made the procedure legal in California, no hospital in Los Angeles would accept Fu's medical records.[4] He traveled to Switzerland in November 2017 to join Dignitas, an organization that provides assisted suicide to its members.[6] Days later, Fu chose not to die by euthanasia[7] and received a visit from Tsai Ing-wen upon his return to Taiwan.[8] In May 2018, Fu flew to Zurich and underwent euthanasia on 7 June 2018, aged 85.[4] [9] Fu's death was filmed. The video was released to Taiwanese media in February 2019 and went viral.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Howard . Lin . Crowds mark 111th anniversary of Madame Chiang Kai-shek's birth . 7 June 2018 . Central News Agency . 19 March 2008.
  2. News: Hsu . Chloe . Hsu . Elizabeth . Lee Teng-hui's benefits as ex-president may be stripped . 7 June 2018 . Central News Agency . 21 August 2015.
  3. News: EDITORIAL: Remembering a broadcast legend . 17 June 2018 . Taipei Times . 13 June 2018.
  4. News: Lai . Julianna . Peace at last: Frank Fu Da-ren's parting gift . 10 July 2018 . Taipei Times . 10 July 2018.
  5. News: Ex-sports commentator advocates for euthanasia . 7 June 2018 . China Post . 8 December 2016.
  6. News: Lung . Po-an . Liu . Kuan-lin . Former sports announcer joins Swiss assisted-suicide organization . 7 June 2018 . Central News Agency . 10 November 2017.
  7. News: Po-an . Lung . Elizabeth . Hsu . Sports journalist cancels euthanasia plan . 7 June 2018 . China Post . Central News Agency . 19 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200718145649/https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/201711190018 . 18 July 2020 . bot: unknown .
  8. News: Shih . Hsiu-chuan . President Tsai meets with Fu Da-ren . 7 June 2018 . Central News Agency . China Post . 20 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200715214705/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/201711200032 . 15 July 2020 . bot: unknown .
  9. News: Lee . Chin-wei . Chang . S.C. . Former sports anchor Fu Da-ren ends life by assisted suicide . 7 June 2018 . Central News Agency . 7 June 2018.
  10. News: Zhang . Phoebe . 'Farewell, so long': video of Taiwanese TV host's assisted suicide fires up euthanasia debate . 15 July 2020 . South China Morning Post . 28 February 2019.

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