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. Fu was on the roster of the Republic of China national basketball team in the

1958 Asian Games The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games ( ja, 第3回アジア競技大会) and commonly known as Tokyo 1958, was a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A ...

, 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. Fu was Christian. In later life, Fu was diagnosed with

pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of t ...

, and actively supported

euthanasia Euthanasia (from el, εὐθανασία 'good death': εὖ, ''eu'' 'well, good' + θάνατος, ''thanatos'' 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. Different countries have different eut ...

. 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. He traveled to Switzerland in November 2017 to join Dignitas, an organization that provides assisted suicide to its members. Days later, Fu chose not to die by euthanasia and received a visit from Tsai Ing-wen upon his return to Taiwan. In May 2018, Fu flew to Zurich and underwent euthanasia on 7 June 2018, aged 85. Fu's death was filmed. The video was released to Taiwanese media in February 2019 and went viral.

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