A few years ago there was an incident which shook society. A Buddhist medical worker who could not bear to witness the suffering of the severely ill in their last stages and the hardships imposed on families for the long-term care of "human vegetables," "played God" and let some of them die. He was discovered and prosecuted.
數年前一宗轟動社會的案例，一位佛教信徒基於不忍見重病患者末期所承受的痛苦，及植物人家屬長期照顧病患所受的煎熬，於是應家屬所託，執行類似「死神」的任務，後被發現而起訴判刑。