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Won Hye-Yeong's Well-Dying Talks: 1. Why 
did I become a well-dying advocate?

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Hello. My name is Won Hye Yeong, and I am 
a well-dying advocate.

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I retired from politics last year (2020), 
after serving my final term in the 20th Korean 
National Assembly.

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As of this year, I am 70 years old.

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But aren't we at the height of the "longevity 
boom"?

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I hope to stay active for another 10 years 
at least,

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but I felt that was far too long a time to 
spend only on politics.

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So I thought, "It's time to start a new phase 
of life,

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and that's the well-dying movement."

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My interest in the well-dying movement began 
by chance.

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The National Assembly held a seminar one 
year,

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where I learned

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that there are many who reject "pointless" 
life-sustaining treatment,

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such as respirators or cardiopulmonary resuscitation 
(CPR).

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However, as hospitals cannot take patients 
off respirators without facing legal consequences,

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