On 24 May 2000 the Palliative Care Statute received its third and final reading in the Legislative Yuan. Henceforth, it is no longer illegal to allow a person to die a "natural death." It is estimated that in Taiwan, some 10,000 patients a year will be spared the pain of futile efforts to revive them as they die, and will be able to die with dignity.
「安寧緩和醫療條例」在五月二十三日三讀通過，從此以後，「自然死」不再違法，估計台灣每年約有十萬名病人在臨終前得以選擇免除急救的痛苦，尊嚴死亡。