These widely reported cases have also caught the attention of the government. The Legislative Yuan last year drafted its Parental Support Law. The Nantou County government once planned to impose stiff penalties against those who abandon their parents and require that they take a filial piety class.
相對於社會「不孝事件」層出不窮，各種彌補措施也相繼出籠，立法院去年就曾草擬「子女奉養父母法」；南投縣政府也一度使出殺手 H，希望對棄養父母的「不孝子」科以重罰，並強迫接受孝順相關教育課程。