SC Grapples With Relevance of Euthanasia In The Era Of Medical Progress, Reserves Judgment [Read Written Submission]
7 years, 5 months ago

SC Grapples With Relevance of Euthanasia In The Era Of Medical Progress, Reserves Judgment [Read Written Submission]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Constitution bench, on Wednesday, concluded its hearing on the Living Will and Euthanasia, by taking note of the submissions by the counsel, that medical science is a growing discipline, and therefore, the possibility of revival of a person, who is considered terminally ill, cannot be ruled out.The Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, who headed the bench, made. The Supreme Court Constitution bench, on Wednesday, concluded its hearing on the Living Will and Euthanasia, by taking note of the submissions by the counsel, that medical science is a growing discipline, and therefore, the possibility of revival of a person, who is considered terminally ill, cannot be ruled out. He also cautioned that there could be complications if the persons making Living Wills today, want to withdraw their consent to right to die later. Delhi Medical Council, Society For the Right to Die with Dignity, Maharashtra, Dr.Surendra Dhelia of Adult Education Institute, Maharashtra, and Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Maharashtra are the interveners.

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'Dying with dignity' debate must balance care, choice
1 week, 4 days ago

'Dying with dignity' debate must balance care, choice

India Today  

In recent years, there has been active debate on whether healthcare should be focused on saving lives or the quality of life. This debate has only gathered pace after the Supreme Court, in a historic verdict in 2018, allowed for ‘passive euthanasia’ while recognising the right of patients to make advance directives or ‘living wills’. The India Today Conclave brought …

The right to die with dignity | Need to balance care and choice
2 weeks ago

The right to die with dignity | Need to balance care and choice

India Today  

I n recent years, there has been active debate on whether healthcare should be focused on saving lives or the quality of life. This debate has only gathered pace after the Supreme Court, in a historic verdict in 2018, allowed for ‘passive euthanasia’ while recognising the right of patients to make advance directives or ‘living wills’. The India Today Conclave …

What is Karnataka’s ‘historic’ order on ‘right to die with dignity’?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What is Karnataka’s ‘historic’ order on ‘right to die with dignity’?

Firstpost  

The Karnataka government has called for establishing medical boards in hospitals across the state to ensure the right to die with dignity for terminally ill patients, complying with the Supreme Court’s 2023 order. While ‘passive euthanasia’ is legal in India, the concept of living wills has yet to gain ground Karnataka's order will ensure the right to die with dignity …

Karnataka enacts SC order on right to die with dignity
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka enacts SC order on right to die with dignity

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka health department has issued orders to implement the Supreme Court’s 2023 directive regarding a patient’s right to die with dignity, becoming the first state to do so. Karnataka enacts SC order on right to die with dignity In orders issued on Thursday, the health department appointed medical experts to the secondary medical board to decide when life-sustaining treatment …

In historic move, Karnataka allows dignified death for the terminally ill
Top News
1 month, 4 weeks ago

In historic move, Karnataka allows dignified death for the terminally ill

The Hindu  

In a historic move, the Karnataka Health Department, on January 30, 2025, issued an order to implement the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing terminally ill patients to die with dignity. “To enable a dignified death, the Supreme Court has held that life-sustaining treatment may be withheld or withdrawn where the patient is terminally ill with no hope of recovery or is …

Karnataka now allows dignified death for the terminally ill
Top News
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka now allows dignified death for the terminally ill

The Hindu  

In a historic move, the Karnataka Health Department, on January 30, 2025, issued an order to implement the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing terminally ill patients to die with dignity. “To enable a dignified death, the Supreme Court has held that life-sustaining treatment may be withheld or withdrawn where the patient is terminally ill with no hope of recovery or is …

Right to life includes right to dignified death: C onsumer rights activist
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Right to life includes right to dignified death: C onsumer rights activist

The Hindu  

Consumer rights activist Ravindranath Shanbhag said there is an imminent need for institutionalising living will, as the Right to Life also includes the ‘right to die’ to enable a person to die in a dignified manner. Dr. Shanbhag, who is the president of Udupi Human Rights Protection Foundation, was speaking on ‘The fundamental Right to Die in a Dignified Manner …

SC refuses to permit euthanasia for aged couple’s comatose son
7 months, 1 week ago

SC refuses to permit euthanasia for aged couple’s comatose son

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant an aged couple’s plea to allow “passive euthanasia” for their 30-year-old son, who has been lying comatose at home for 11 years after a fall from the fourth floor of a building. Not ‘passive’ euthanasia The Chief Justice said that the man, Harish Rana, who had sustained extensive head injuries in the …

End-of-life decisions: On SC’s legal status to advance medical directives
2 years, 1 month ago

End-of-life decisions: On SC’s legal status to advance medical directives

The Hindu  

When the Supreme Court granted legal status to the concept of ‘advance medical directives’ in 2018 and allowed passive euthanasia, subject to stringent safeguards, it was seen as a vital recognition of both patient autonomy over end-of-life decisions and the right to a dignified death. The hospital should also form a secondary board, including a doctor nominated by the district’s …

SC eases norms for passive euthanasia
2 years, 2 months ago

SC eases norms for passive euthanasia

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday revamped the “cumbersome” procedure impeding the execution of passive euthanasia, laying down a definite timeline for medical experts, and cutting the red tape involved in the preparation of a living will by those who want withdrawal of treatment essential to life when they become terminally ill. SC eases norms for passive euthanasia A Constitution bench, …

Supreme Court Removes Condition of Magistrate's Approval in Living Will Process
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Removes Condition of Magistrate's Approval in Living Will Process

News 18  

In a bid to make the guidelines on “living will” more workable and less cumbersome, the Supreme Court on Tuesday removed the condition that mandated a magistrate’s approval for withdrawal or withholding of life support to a terminally ill person. The Supreme Court’s 2018 order on passive euthanasia wherein it recognised the right to die with dignity as a fundamental …

Passive Euthanasia : Supreme Court Agrees To Modify Conditions For Living Will/Advance Medical Directive; Orders To Be Passed
2 years, 2 months ago

Passive Euthanasia : Supreme Court Agrees To Modify Conditions For Living Will/Advance Medical Directive; Orders To Be Passed

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, agreed that modifications are required to be made to the guidelines for Living Will/Advance Medical Directive that was issued by its judgment recognising 'passive euthanasia' in Common Cause v. Union of India And Anr. Ravikumar was considering a Miscellaneous Application filed by Indian Council for Critical Care Medicine, seeking modification of …

Will make guidelines on "living will" more workable, no review: Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Will make guidelines on "living will" more workable, no review: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will not review its 2018 judgement on passive euthanasia and only make the guidelines on "living will", an advance medical directive on end of life treatment, more workable. The Supreme Court's 2018 order on passive euthanasia wherein it recognised the right to die with dignity as a fundamental right and an aspect of …

Will Make Guidelines on 'Living Will' More Workable, No Review of Passive Euthanasia Judgement: SC
2 years, 2 months ago

Will Make Guidelines on 'Living Will' More Workable, No Review of Passive Euthanasia Judgement: SC

News 18  

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will not review its 2018 judgement on passive euthanasia and only make the guidelines on “living will”, an advance medical directive on end of life treatment, more workable. The apex court’s 2018 order on passive euthanasia wherein it recognised the right to die with dignity as a fundamental right and an aspect of …

Right To Die : How To Make Directions On "Living Will" Workable? Supreme Court Constitution Bench Discusses
2 years, 2 months ago

Right To Die : How To Make Directions On "Living Will" Workable? Supreme Court Constitution Bench Discusses

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, commenced with the hearing of the Miscellaneous Application seeking modification of the guidelines for Living Will/Advance Medical Directive that was issued by way of its judgment recognizing 'passive euthanasia' in Common Cause v. Union of India And Anr. The problem that has arisen now is that the execution of the living …

Chandigarh couple draws up ‘living will’ to die with dignity
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandigarh couple draws up ‘living will’ to die with dignity

Hindustan Times  

Close to two years after the Supreme Court ruled that a person has the right to decide against artificial life support by creating a “living will”, a professor couple of Chandigarh has drawn one up to “die with dignity”. It took the couple nine months to draft their two-page “living will”, which complies with the SC judgment on passive euthanasia. …

Living Wills Have Been Recognized; But Are They Being Executed?
5 years, 6 months ago

Living Wills Have Been Recognized; But Are They Being Executed?

Live Law  

On 8th March, 2018, the Supreme Court rendered its historic decision legalizing, recognizing and providing constitutional sanctity to Advance Medical Directives or Living Wills. Illustratively, the Supreme Court laid down that a Living Will should be signed by the executor in the presence of two attesting witnesses and countersigned by the jurisdictional Judicial Magistrate First Class. Recently, a flock of …

The Good And Bad : Read 35 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2018
6 years, 3 months ago

The Good And Bad : Read 35 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2018

Live Law  

The Year 2018 is about to end soon and it is time for a flashback into important happenings in the legal universe.The year 2018 saw two CJIs- Former CJI Dipak Misra and the Current CJI Ranjan Gogoi. SC/ST RESERVATION IN PROMOTIONS No Need To Collect Quantifiable Data Of Backwardness To Give Reservation In Promotions For SC/STs- Nagraj Decision Clarified; Reference …

Person in persistent vegetative state not experimental object: Former CJI Misra on euthanasia
6 years, 3 months ago

Person in persistent vegetative state not experimental object: Former CJI Misra on euthanasia

India Today  

Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Monday said a terminally ill patient or a person in persistent vegetative state should not be made an "experimental object". On March 9, a five judge bench headed by the then chief justice of India, Dipak Misra, had recognised that a terminally ill patient or a person in persistent vegetative state can …

Living wills are often too old to sanction euthanasia: research
6 years, 7 months ago

Living wills are often too old to sanction euthanasia: research

Dutch News  

A large number of the euthanasia declarations signed by people in the Netherlands are useless because they have not been regularly updated, according to research by a Dutch family doctor. However, doctors cannot perform euthanasia on the basis of an old declaration, and fewer than half of people with a living will update it, Van Wijmen told Trouw on Wednesday. …

Living wills are often too old to sanction euthanasia: research
6 years, 7 months ago

Living wills are often too old to sanction euthanasia: research

Dutch News  

A large number of the euthanasia declarations signed by people in the Netherlands are useless because they have not been regularly updated, according to research by a Dutch family doctor. However, doctors cannot perform euthanasia on the basis of an old declaration, and fewer than half of people with a living will update it, Van Wijmen told Trouw on Wednesday. …

‘It is a person’s right’
7 years ago

‘It is a person’s right’

The Hindu  

PINKI VIRANI’s crusade for a dignified death via passive euthanasia for Aruna Shanbaug, a nurse who had been raped and assaulted so brutally that she remained in persistent vegetative state for 42 years, has finally come to an end. The March 2018 judgment on legalising passive euthanasia, through advance directives and a living will, is considered a historic one. The …

SC in a landmark judgement legalises passive euthanasia, Catholic group condemns it
7 years ago

SC in a landmark judgement legalises passive euthanasia, Catholic group condemns it

Op India  

The Supreme Court in a landmark judgement on Friday legalised passive euthanasia and allowed ‘living will’. Passive euthanasia, on the other hand, is a process where medical treatment is withdrawn from a terminally ill patient to hasten his/her death. In this directive, the person in question can detail his/her choice regarding medical treatment in the event when he/she no longer …

Right to die with dignity' is part of right to life, says Supreme Court
7 years ago

Right to die with dignity' is part of right to life, says Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a landmark and progressive judgement, the Supreme Court on Friday held that ‘right to die with dignity’ is part of right to life, a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution, and allowed “living will” where, an ailing adult in his conscious mind, is permitted to refuse medical treatment or voluntarily decide not to take medical …

Dignified death for the living
7 years ago

Dignified death for the living

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In a landmark judgment that will ease the minds of many, the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra legalised Passive Euthanasia on Friday. Anumeha Jha, senior research analyst for the NGO, said that in 2016, the government’s medical Bill addressed passive euthanasia as it was after Aruna Shanbaug’s case. Relatives of patients normally seek mercy …

Passive euthanasia verdict: It will be the doctors’ call
7 years ago

Passive euthanasia verdict: It will be the doctors’ call

The Hindu  

Guidelines prescribed by the Supreme Court on Friday while upholding passive euthanasia and ‘Living Will’, place a huge burden on the treating physician and hospital. For one, the responsibility is on the treating doctor to ascertain the “genuineness and authenticity” of a Living Will of a terminally ill patient from the Judicial Magistrate in whose custody the document is kept. …

Here Is What The 5 Judges Said While Recognizing Passive Euthanasia And Living Wills/ Advance Directives [Read Judgment]
7 years ago

Here Is What The 5 Judges Said While Recognizing Passive Euthanasia And Living Wills/ Advance Directives [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday recognized and gave sanction to passive Euthanasia and living will/advance directive.The judgment was delivered by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice A.K. Recognizing passive euthanasia, it observed, "an adult human being having mental capacity to take an informed decision has right to refuse medical treatment including withdrawal …

Here Is What The 5 Judges Said While Recognizing Passive Euthanasia And Living Wills/ Advance Directives [Read Judgment]
7 years ago

Here Is What The 5 Judges Said While Recognizing Passive Euthanasia And Living Wills/ Advance Directives [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday recognized and gave sanction to passive Euthanasia and living will/advance directive.The judgment was delivered by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice A.K. Recognizing passive euthanasia, it observed, "an adult human being having mental capacity to take an informed decision has right to refuse medical treatment including withdrawal …

Supreme Court Allows Passive Euthanasia: Landmark Ruling on End-of-Life Care
7 years ago

Supreme Court Allows Passive Euthanasia: Landmark Ruling on End-of-Life Care

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court has allowed passive euthanasia and execution of a living will of persons suffering from chronic terminal diseases and likely to go into a permanent vegetative state. The court's ruling upholds the right to die with dignity and lays down procedural guidelines governing the advance directive of a living will.

Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia: Bill protecting patients, doctors in such cases pending in Parliament
7 years ago

Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia: Bill protecting patients, doctors in such cases pending in Parliament

Firstpost  

The issue of passive euthanasia has a complex history and has been dealt with by numerous government bodies of the government. The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment on Friday, held that passive euthanasia is legal and observed that the right to die with dignity is a fundamental one. The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, in response to …

Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia: How Aruna Shanbaug case changed right to die with dignity law
7 years ago

Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia: How Aruna Shanbaug case changed right to die with dignity law

Firstpost  

In a landmark judgement, Supreme Court recognised that a terminally-ill patient can write a ’living will’ that permits doctors to withdraw life support In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday recognised that a terminally ill patient can write a “living will” that permits doctors to withdraw life support, saying a person with no will to live shouldn’t suffer …

Passive euthanasia allowed: Read full text of Supreme Court judgment recognising right to die with dignity
7 years ago

Passive euthanasia allowed: Read full text of Supreme Court judgment recognising right to die with dignity

Firstpost  

Recognising the right to a dignified death, the Supreme Court on Friday passed a judgment allowing passive euthanasia. On Friday, the Supreme Court of India passed a landmark ruling legalising passive euthanasia by recognising the right to a dignified death. The Supreme Court also laid down guidelines on who would execute the will and how nod for passive euthanasia would …

Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia: Judgment termed 'historic' by many; some remain unsatisfied
7 years ago

Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia: Judgment termed 'historic' by many; some remain unsatisfied

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court legalised passive euthanasia ‘under guidelines’ on Friday. In a landmark ruling that is likely to have far-reaching impact, the court legalised passive euthanasia “under certain guidelines” and also recognised the validity of a living will. Doctors&kin can decide for unconscious ppl — Prashant Bhushan March 9, 2018 Speaking to CNN News18, human rights activist Pinky Virani, who …

Passive Euthanasia legalised by Supreme Court: What is living will and right to die with dignity?
7 years ago

Passive Euthanasia legalised by Supreme Court: What is living will and right to die with dignity?

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Friday recognised a person’e right to die with dignity while giving sanction to passive euthanasia and living will. The Supreme Court on Friday recognised a person’s right to die with dignity while giving sanction to passive euthanasia and living will. The Supreme Court said that it has laid down guidelines on who would execute the will …

SC Constitution Bench holds passive euthanasia, living wills permissible
7 years ago

SC Constitution Bench holds passive euthanasia, living wills permissible

The Hindu  

In a historic decision, the Supreme Court on Friday declared passive euthanasia and the right of persons, including the terminally ill, to give advance directives to refuse medical treatment permissible. A Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, in three concurring opinions, upheld that the fundamental right to life and dignity includes right to refuse treatment and …

How to have a decent death: Living wills versus a DND for dying with dignity
7 years ago

How to have a decent death: Living wills versus a DND for dying with dignity

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on 27 October, 2017. But we recognise that every individual has a right to die with dignity.” This Constitution Bench — CJI Dipak Misra, A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan — is referring to the SC’s own landmark judgement-law on passive euthanasia in 2011 which places the right-of-choice …

Supreme Court approves passive euthanasia, upholds right to die with dignity
7 years ago

Supreme Court approves passive euthanasia, upholds right to die with dignity

Hindustan Times  

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that in specific circumstances, a person has the right to decide against artificial life support by creating a living will. The Supreme Court also laid down guidelines on who would execute the will and how a nod for passive euthanasia would be granted by a medical board. A five-judge constitutional …

Supreme Court legalises passive euthanasia: Dignity in death is a facet of Right to Live, rules five-judge bench
7 years ago

Supreme Court legalises passive euthanasia: Dignity in death is a facet of Right to Live, rules five-judge bench

Firstpost  

In a landmark ruling, Supreme Court recognised the right to die with dignity and legalised passive euthanasia on Friday. A Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Kumar Misra, Justice AK Sikri, Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Ashok Bhushan, passed the verdict on the plea to allow “living will” that will authorise the withdrawal of all …

SC Allows Passive Euthanasia and Living Will, Issues Guidelines: A Landmark Judgment
7 years ago

SC Allows Passive Euthanasia and Living Will, Issues Guidelines: A Landmark Judgment

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India has declared that the right to die with dignity is a fundamental right. This means that the right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution encompasses within its sphere individual dignity. The court also held that passive euthanasia and a living will are legally valid. The court has issued detailed guidelines in …

Breaking : Right To Die With Dignity A Fundamental Right, SC Allows Passive Euthanasia And Living Will, Issues Guidelines [READ JUDGMENT]
7 years ago

Breaking : Right To Die With Dignity A Fundamental Right, SC Allows Passive Euthanasia And Living Will, Issues Guidelines [READ JUDGMENT]

Live Law  

Supreme Court of India has held that right to die with dignity is a fundamental right. The Bench also held that passive euthanasia and a living will also legally valid. When passive euthanasia as a situational palliative measure becomes applicable, the best interest of the patient shall override the State interest", said the CJI The Constitution Bench of Chief Justice …

Supreme Court allows 'living will' for passive euthanasia with guidelines, says human beings have right to die with dignity
7 years ago

Supreme Court allows 'living will' for passive euthanasia with guidelines, says human beings have right to die with dignity

India TV News  

In a historic decision, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed passive euthanasia with certain guidelines saying a person has the "right to die with dignity" and can make an advance "living will" authorising the withdrawal of life support system if in medical view he or she has reached an irreversible stage of terminal illness. The top court also said right …

India’s Supreme Court allows ‘passive euthanasia’
7 years ago

India’s Supreme Court allows ‘passive euthanasia’

Al Jazeera  

Ruling says citizens can draft living will refusing treatment in case of coma or terminal illness. India’s Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling allowing “passive euthanasia”, declaring that individuals have the right to die with dignity under strict guidelines. In its decision on Friday, the country’s highest court permitted its citizens to draft a “living will” that specifies that …

Thinking Allowed: Let's talk about living and living wills'
7 years, 5 months ago

Thinking Allowed: Let's talk about living and living wills'

Deccan Chronicle  

Do you have the right to die with dignity? Now we are debating the “living will” — where a person could leave instructions refusing life support in case of an irreversible terminal illness or a vegetative state. It mentioned a two-pronged test for the living will to take effect: “when the medical condition of the patient has become irreversible” and …

Mercy killing: Supreme Court reserves verdict on ‘living will’ in passive euthanasia cases
7 years, 5 months ago

Mercy killing: Supreme Court reserves verdict on ‘living will’ in passive euthanasia cases

India TV News  

Six years after sanctioning passive euthanasia – the act of withdrawing life support to a terminally-ill patient – a legitimate option, the Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on ‘Living Will’ in cases of passive euthanasia. A ‘living will’ is a document prepared by a person in a healthy state of mind specifying that if s/he slides into a …

What is living will? Supreme Court says 'complex concept', to decide whether people can demand passive euthanasia
7 years, 5 months ago

What is living will? Supreme Court says 'complex concept', to decide whether people can demand passive euthanasia

Firstpost  

The government expressed its opposition to the concept of living will as it told the Supreme Court that a living will could be misused. Arguing before a five-judge constitution bench of the apex court, Additional Solicitor General PS Narasimha said that that a draft bill based on the guidelines for passive euthanasia in the Aruna Shanbaug case and the recommendations …

Euthanasia debate: 'Living will' to die has potential for misuse, not viable as public policy, Centre tells SC
7 years, 5 months ago

Euthanasia debate: 'Living will' to die has potential for misuse, not viable as public policy, Centre tells SC

Firstpost  

The government opposed granting recognition to “living will” in cases of passive euthanasia, telling Supreme Court that it could be misused New Delhi: The government on Tuesday opposed granting recognition to “living will” in cases of passive euthanasia, telling the Supreme Court that it could be misused and may not be viable as a public policy. The Centre told a …

Centre tells Supreme Court: Law on passive euthanasia soon
7 years, 5 months ago

Centre tells Supreme Court: Law on passive euthanasia soon

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it would come out with a legislation to allow passive euthanasia to provide for ways and means to end one’s life if someone is in a vegetative state with no chance of bringing them back to life. Narasimha, appearing for the Centre, told this to a five-judge Constitution Bench, …

Passive euthanasia already a law: govt
7 years, 5 months ago

Passive euthanasia already a law: govt

The Hindu  

Passive euthanasia, the act of withdrawing life support to a terminally-ill patient, is already the law of the land, the government told a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court. The government pointed out that the Supreme Court itself, in 2011, had issued comprehensive guidelines allowing passive euthanasia in the tragic case of the bed-ridden former Mumbai nurse Aruna Shanbaug. The …

Doctors still unwilling to perform euthanasia on serious dementia patients
8 years, 2 months ago

Doctors still unwilling to perform euthanasia on serious dementia patients

Dutch News  

Doctors still do not dare to perform euthanasia on people with severe dementia who have made living wills expressing their wish to die, the Volkskrant said on Friday. A year ago, the justice and health ministries said the guidelines for performing euthanasia on people with severe dementia had been relaxed a little so that patients can be helped to die …

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