{"id":456,"date":"2019-02-13T14:48:23","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T14:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking-the-silence.online\/index.php\/2019\/02\/13\/euthanasia-is-illegal-in-china-and-in-most-of-the-world\/"},"modified":"2024-09-14T06:25:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T06:25:03","slug":"euthanasia-is-illegal-in-china-and-in-most-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/2019\/02\/13\/euthanasia-is-illegal-in-china-and-in-most-of-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Euthanasia is illegal in China and in most of the world."},"content":{"rendered":"
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A body of the National People’s Congress, the country<\/strong>‘s highest law-making institution, has publicly acknowledged petitions to legalize same-sex marriage, a rare development that has triggered a nationwide discussion<\/strong> of a topic<\/strong> that was once taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While\u00a0<\/span>the depiction of the homosexual relationship central to the novel has proven a problem in visual adaptation, given China<\/a>\u2019s overall conservative attitude towards LGBTQ+ issues<\/strong>, the element of Daoist magic key to Modao Zushi\u2018s narrative also represents a cultural trope that was once considered taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> in modern China<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It feels almost taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> to cough or sneeze on the subway, as many people<\/strong> have joked about online.
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Even saying the words \u00abRamadan fasting\u00bb became taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n

It is sometimes assumed that the absence of nuclear war since World War II proves that nuclear weapons<\/strong> are not relevant for national security, will never be used in conflict, or that a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> against nuclear weapons<\/strong> will deter their use<\/strong> in the future<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n

The Nuclear Taboo Exists, But it Can Be Broken\n<\/p>\n

It is sometimes argued that a normative basis of restraint, a \u00abnuclear taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>,\u00bb is responsible for the lack of inter-state nuclear conflict.\n<\/p>\n

While such a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> almost certainly exists, it is unlikely to prevent states from using nuclear weapons<\/strong> on its own.\n<\/p>\n

This is not to say the nuclear taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> has no effect on policy.\n<\/p>\n

The taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>, combined with the mindset that the weapons would not be necessary for victory, contributed to President Harry Truman\u2019s decision to not use<\/strong> nuclear weapons<\/strong> in the early days of the Korean War, and prevented Gen.\n<\/p>\n

Arms control agreements, for their part<\/strong>, have reinforced the nuclear taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> by seeking to control potential escalation, provide transparency, and minimize the situations where it would be advantageous to use<\/strong> nuclear weapons<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n

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Considerations of nuclear warfare have become taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>, which has contributed, in part<\/strong>, to the non-use<\/strong> of nuclear weapons<\/strong> for so long.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But the taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> does not guarantee that nuclear weapons<\/strong> will not be used in the future<\/strong>, and history shows us that taboos<\/span><\/strong> are often broken.\n<\/p>\n

Recent evidence suggests that the nuclear taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> may not be as robust as many assume.\n<\/p>\n

The unfortunate reality is that the nuclear taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> is falling apart.
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What explains the current taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> on topics regarding the coronavirus?\n<\/p>\n

Similarly taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> was questioning the notion that everyone who died with COVID-19 died because of it, even when the dying and the deceased were not tested for the virus and the methodology of ascertaining causes of death<\/strong> seemed too often reinvented or changed weekly.\n<\/p>\n

More Taboo Questions\n<\/p>\n

In 2018, Jing Daily listed ten taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> topics brands<\/strong> should avoid for risk-proof communications in China<\/a>\u2019s cyberspace.\n<\/p>\n

The Tiananmen crackdown is not officially commemorated in mainland China<\/a>, where the topic<\/strong> is taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> and any discussion<\/strong> heavily censored.\n<\/p>\n

The event remains a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> topic<\/strong> of discussion<\/strong> in mainland China<\/a> and will not be officially commemorated by the ruling Communist Party or government.\n<\/p>\n

And canines are used in jewelry, allowing the wearer to show they have the money and influence to obtain something so rare and taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n

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So we looked into understanding consumers and we found out what is really holding women back, and it\u2019s all the taboos<\/span><\/strong> linked to periods, menstruation and the vagina.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you know where the origin of the word \u00abtaboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>\u00bb comes from? It actually comes from the Polynesian word \u00abtapua\u00bb \u2013 and that means menstruation.\n<\/p>\n

So it shows how deeply linked our category is with taboos<\/span><\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n

And because it\u2019s deeply linked with taboos<\/span><\/strong> it\u2019s very much rooted in values.\n<\/p>\n

And that makes it very interesting because our job goes beyond just selling products \u2013 we can really impact girls\u2019 and womens\u2019 lives by helping to remove those taboos<\/span><\/strong> that hold them back.\n<\/p>\n

We had a very clear brief of what we wanted to get out of it. \u00bb And we had very clear boundaries. \u00bb And these boundaries were that we could not lose what our brand stands for today. \u00bb Our blue rhomboid was remembered by every second or third person even though it had been around for centuries. \u00bb And we\u2019ve been associated as a brand that is pink. \u00bb So we knew we shouldn\u2019t lose our blue rhomboids and we knew we couldn\u2019t lose pink. \u00bb And we knew that in some parts of the world<\/strong>, we already were associated with being a bit taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>–breaking<\/strong>. \u00bb And those were the three elements that I said we must not ever touch, but everything else was open. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

Bao is from Kang County \u2014 a rural region in China<\/a>\u2019s northwestern Gansu province, where talk<\/strong> about sex remains firmly taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

\u00abWe should learn from an early age that these things shouldn\u2019t be taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>, nor unspeakable,\u00bb says Jiang. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

Certainly, a key factor in preventing further use<\/strong> of nuclear weapons<\/strong> has been credible deterrent strategies and the maintenance of survivable nuclear deterrent capabilities. \u00bb But a degree of luck, too, has contributed to establishing a norm of non-use<\/strong> of nuclear weapons<\/strong>. \u00bb It also helps that the major powers have all been rational actors\u2014mutual self-interest in avoiding mutual self-annihilation has been a powerful motivation against using nuclear weapons<\/strong>. \u00bb That\u2019s generated a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> against use<\/strong> of nuclear weapons<\/strong>, which, as Nina Tannenwald argued, \u2018has stigmatised nuclear weapons<\/strong> as unacceptable\u2014\u00abweapons of mass destruction\u00bb\u2019. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

In considering the prospect of a more dangerous and contested future<\/strong>, the key questions are whether our luck will hold, whether deterrence will continue to work or remain relevant, and whether that taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> is real enough to enable us to avoid nuclear-weapon use<\/strong> in the future<\/strong>. \u00bb
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But what about the nuclear taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>? It\u2019s impossible to really know whether the likes of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un<\/a>, or military decision-makers in Pakistan<\/a>, see nuclear weapons<\/strong> as non-usable in a crisis. \u00bb The issue of Russia<\/a>\u2019s integration of non-nuclear and non-strategic nuclear weapons<\/strong> and the debate over \u2018escalate to de-escalate\u2019 in Russian nuclear doctrine have generated uncertainty over whether Russia<\/a> would use<\/strong> nuclear weapons<\/strong> pre-emptively in a local crisis. \u00bb China<\/a> maintains a \u2018no first use<\/strong>\u2019 posture, but concerns are growing that it could seek to race to nuclear parity, which could see that commitment erode. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

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The US, UK and French nuclear arsenals remain configured for traditional deterrence roles, but the US arms control community has raised concerns that new W76-2 low-yield warheads for the US Trident D-5 missile and a nuclear-armed submarine-launched cruise missile could lower the US nuclear threshold. \u00bb New technologies such as hypersonics and advanced autonomous systems add to a more uncertain and complex future<\/strong> for the stability of nuclear deterrence and the efficacy of a nuclear taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>, and it would be a brave assumption to suggest that nuclear weapons<\/strong> will never be used again. \u00bb\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BANGKOK – The traditional view in China<\/a> that death<\/strong> should not be openly discussed has meant wills and formal discussions about inheritance have been something of a taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> topic<\/strong>. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

Menstruation taboos<\/span><\/strong> can be found all over the world<\/strong> \u2013 here are 10 of the most common. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

In 2016, China<\/a>\u2019s swimming star Fu Yuanhui revealed she was on her period when she competed at the Rio Olympics, breaking<\/strong> a major taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> and sparking nationwide discussion<\/strong>. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

In a system where local officials\u2019 performances are overwhelmingly judged based on the economic well-being of their jurisdiction, the idea of shrinking cities is almost a political taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

Mr Nasr said the most important thing right now about talks on Afghanistan<\/a> is the breaking<\/strong> of the taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>. \u00bb For a long time the US did not want to talk<\/strong> with the Taliban. \u00bb This is significant that the US has broken the taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> \u2014 now the talks are on the table. \u00bb It could happen again. \u00bb This is a process, and the first stage is whether both can achieve a ceasefire. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

Mr Nasr said negotiations are not surrender treaties. \u00bb The US and the Taliban won\u2019t get what all they want. \u00bb The Afghan government is not a factor because it doesn\u2019t bring any power to the table. \u00bb The real negotiations are going to happen between the Taliban and what we used to call the Northern Alliance \u2014 power brokers of Hazaras, Tajiks and Uzbeks in the north. \u00bb They have to come to some kind of a power-sharing deal. \u00bb Then there is the question of what happens after the US leaves. \u00bb There has to be some kind of military force on the ground to keep these people<\/strong> apart from each other, which probably will be a UN force. \u00bb The Taliban won\u2019t see a sizeable US force as a mutual guarantee of the deal. \u00bb This story has just begun. \u00bb There are some positive signs: the taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> is broken, Pakistan<\/a> and the US are on the same side, and Iran<\/a>, Russia<\/a> and China<\/a> will also like the US to leave. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

In addition, deep-seated taboos<\/span><\/strong> about death<\/strong> prevent many families from discussing hospice<\/strong> care<\/strong> with dying relatives, making it even harder for them to pass away in greater comfort. \u00bb In 2015, the most recent edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit\u2019s quality of death<\/strong> index \u2014 which ranks countries and territories on factors including access to palliative care<\/strong>, affordability of health care<\/strong>, and community engagement with end-of-life services \u2014 placed the Chinese mainland at 71 out of 80. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

Social taboos<\/span><\/strong> around death<\/strong> and dying also prevent people<\/strong> from engaging with hospice<\/strong> care<\/strong>, says Wu. \u00bb She estimates that she sees around 130 patients pass away in her care<\/strong> every year, but few people<\/strong> in the wider community come to Chengjiaqiao in the first place. \u00bb When Wu approaches the families of people<\/strong> who have been recommended to seek palliative care<\/strong>, many of them resist admission to Chengjiaqiao. \u00bb \u00abIn most people<\/strong>\u2019s eyes, hospice<\/strong> care<\/strong> means giving up the ghost. \u00bb It means making their relatives wait for death<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n

Euthanasia is illegal in China<\/a> and in most of the world<\/strong>. \u00bb But in a country<\/strong> where an estimated 255 million people<\/strong> \u2014 almost 18 percent of the population \u2014 will be at or above 60 by 2020, end-of-life care<\/strong> is a critical, if still largely taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> topic<\/strong>. \u00bb Just last week, Gu Jin, the chief physician at Peking University Cancer Hospital and a delegate to China<\/a>\u2019s \u00abtwo sessions\u00bb legislative meetings, proposed implementing a nationwide \u00abdeath<\/strong> education\u00bb curriculum for students of all ages. \u00bb Netizens ran with the idea, suggesting the country<\/strong> \u00abopen the door\u00bb to euthanasia as well. \u00bb While such a change is many years away \u2014 if it happens at all \u2014 that doesn\u2019t mean we shouldn\u2019t start thinking about what it would mean for patients and how best to prepare for it. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

\u00abIf the U.S. decides to field space-based interceptors, it will upset the status quo by breaking<\/strong> with the taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> of weaponizing space,\u00bb International Institute for Strategic Studies<\/a> analysts Michael Elleman and Gentoku Toyoma said recently in a policy paper. \u00bb \u00abSuch moves could provide a rationale for other actors to exploit this domain, creating an arms-race dynamic among major space powers\u00bb. \u00bb\n<\/p>\n

The text of this article was generated by the Breaking The Silence<\/a> system that collected 36<\/strong> news articles posted on the web from January 2019 to September 2020 and clustered for the taboo subjects related to China<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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