“安乐死”(euthanasia)曾经是一个热门话题,好像terminally ill people(临终病人)在经受不住病魔折磨的时候,都会一求所谓“安乐死”,而“安乐”地离开这个世界。难道这是真的吗?美国的俄勒冈州是唯一一个州,assisted suicide(助死)得到了法律的认可,可是,那里的实际情况又如何呢?本文对临终病人的心理作了客观分析,结论是:Nearly 90 percent of people who ask their doctors tohelp them kill themselves later change their minds.(90％曾经要求医生让他们离开这个世界的病人后来都改变了他们的想法) “Ethanasia” was once a hot topic, as if terminally ill people (end-of-life patients) would not be able to withstand the afflictions of the disease, they would all seek so-called “euthanasia” and leave the world “gentle”. Is this true? The state of Oregon is the only state in the United States. Assisted suicide has been recognized by law. However, what is the actual situation there? This paper makes an objective analysis of the psychology of the dying patient. Yes: Nearly 90 percent of people who ask their doctors tohelp them kill themselves later change their minds. (90% of patients who once asked the doctor to let them leave the world have changed their minds later)