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

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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 in a comatose state. Pinky Virani, who had filed a petition in the Supreme Court on behalf of Aruna Shanbaug, the King Edward Memorial Hospital nurse who was raped and rendered comatose for 40 years, lauded the judgment, and said credit for the court’s order goes to Shanbaug. In May 2011, the Supreme Court rejected the mercy killing petition of Aruna Shanbaug. How Shanbaug’s case changed right to die law On 24 Jan 2011, the Supreme Court responded to the plea for euthanasia and concluded that Shanbaug met “most of the criteria of being in a permanent vegetative state”.

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

How Karnataka's 'right to die with dignity' initiative is life-changing
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Karnataka's 'right to die with dignity' initiative is life-changing

India Today  

Karnataka has become the first Indian state to issue orders to implement the Supreme Court’s directive of 2023 regarding a patient’s right to die with dignity. A dignified death is every person’s right: The absence of a Right to Die law can prolong unnecessary suffering for terminally ill patients, forcing them to endure severe pain and loss of dignity. Right …

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 to implement Supreme Court’s directive for patient’s ‘right to die with dignity’. All you need to know
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka to implement Supreme Court’s directive for patient’s ‘right to die with dignity’. All you need to know

Live Mint  

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday said that the state health department has issued a groundbreaking order to enforce the Supreme Court's ruling on a patient's right to die with dignity. “My Karnataka Health Department, @DHFWKA, passes a historic order to implement the Supreme Court's directive for a patients Right to Die with dignity,” he said. "We have …

Karnataka enacts SC order on right to die with dignity
1 month, 3 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 …

Karnataka now allows dignified death for the terminally ill
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1 month, 3 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, 3 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 …

On last day, DY Chandrachud granted relief to parents seeking euthanasia for son
4 months, 2 weeks ago

On last day, DY Chandrachud granted relief to parents seeking euthanasia for son

India Today  

The parents of 30-year-old Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state for over 13 years following a severe head injury, have received long-awaited relief after the intervention of former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. Overwhelmed by the financial burden of their son's continued medical care, the parents had petitioned the Supreme Court for passive euthanasia, seeking the …

Euthanasia: Legal Aspects In India And Around The World
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Euthanasia: Legal Aspects In India And Around The World

Live Law  

The term Euthanasia comes from two Ancient Greek words: 'Eu' means 'Good', and 'thantos' means 'death', so euthanasia means good death. This two contradictory view held by the High Courts were referred to, the Supreme Court in P.Rathinam v. Union of India 3 SCC 394, aligned its views with Maruti Shripati Dubal case, whereby the apex court held that the …

Aruna shanbaug euthanasia most shocking crimes supreme court KEM hospital rape sodomy crime against women mumbai news
1 year, 5 months ago

Aruna shanbaug euthanasia most shocking crimes supreme court KEM hospital rape sodomy crime against women mumbai news

ABP News  

"Marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki, Maut aati hai par nahin aati" The Supreme Court had to rely on Mirza Ghalib to capture the inextricable dichotomy that Aruna Shanbaug and those around her had to battle for over four decades. Petition Filed For Mercy Killing In 2011, during the hearing of a plea filed by journalist and author Pinki Virani, …

Supreme Court Declines To Commute Death Penalty Of Balwant Singh Rajoana, Allows Centre To Decide Mercy Petition 'When Necessary'
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Declines To Commute Death Penalty Of Balwant Singh Rajoana, Allows Centre To Decide Mercy Petition 'When Necessary'

Live Law  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to commute the death sentence of Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana to life imprisonment on the ground of the long pendency of the mercy petition before the President of India. A three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol was hearing a writ petition seeking for …

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 …

Suicide by Ailing Elderly Couple in Gujarat Reignites Debate on Euthanasia
3 years, 6 months ago

Suicide by Ailing Elderly Couple in Gujarat Reignites Debate on Euthanasia

News 18  

An elderly couple living in Saraswati Housing Society in Satellite area of ​​Ahmedabad city ended their lives on Thursday by hanging themselves. A five-judge constitution bench headed by the-then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said passive euthanasia and advance living will are “permissible”. The SC had in 2011 recognised passive euthanasia in the Aruna Shanbaug case by which it …

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. …

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 …

Everyone has right to die with dignity: Chief Justice of India on euthanasia
6 years, 6 months ago

Everyone has right to die with dignity: Chief Justice of India on euthanasia

Deccan Chronicle  

Pune: Just a few days after the Supreme Court gave a landmark judgment by decriminalising homosexuality, Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra said that each individual has the right to life as well as the right to live with dignity, but cases involving conflicting interest have to be dealt with in a balanced manner. Delivering the Dr Patangrao Kadam Memorial …

‘It is a person’s right’
6 years, 11 months 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 …

Aruna Shanbaug ruling flawed, says SC
7 years ago

Aruna Shanbaug ruling flawed, says SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday declared that its 2011 judgment in the case of Aruna Shanbaug is “flawed.” The Constitution Bench was answering doubts raised on whether passive euthanasia can only be introduced by means of a legislation as concluded in the Shanbaug judgment by a two-judge Bench led by Justice Markandey Katju. The five-judge Bench led by Chief Justice …

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.

Passive euthanasia gets SC nod: Medical board would create hurdles, not smoothen path to peaceful demise
7 years ago

Passive euthanasia gets SC nod: Medical board would create hurdles, not smoothen path to peaceful demise

Firstpost  

For a country that swears by Mahatma Gandhi, it is sad that it has taken almost two decades for India to finally decide that both passive euthanasia and the living will are now legal. Just as a surgeon does not commit himsa when he wields his knife on his patient’s body for the latter’s benefit, similarly one may find it …

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 …

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 updates: Mumbai couple who wanted assisted suicide from President 'not satisfied' with SC verdict
7 years ago

Passive Euthanasia updates: Mumbai couple who wanted assisted suicide from President 'not satisfied' with SC verdict

Firstpost  

12:39 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Legalising passive euthanasia is not just about patient’s rights, it is an emotional and legal relief to the family The Supreme Court judgment on passive euthanasia is a big relief to family members of terminally-ill patients, emotionally, financially and legally. This is how passive euthanasia used to work on the ground: The hospital or treating …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

Right to die? Here's what you need to know about the euthanasia debate
8 years, 10 months ago

Right to die? Here's what you need to know about the euthanasia debate

Firstpost  

The Union government has now come up with a draft bill on passive euthanasia and has invited comments on it from people till 19 June. Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, while dealing with a case regarding passive euthanasia, had quoted an evocative line written by the Urdu post Mirza Ghalib—“Marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki/maut aati hai par nahi …

Pinki Virani asks for passive euthanasia law to be renamed The Aruna Act
8 years, 10 months ago

Pinki Virani asks for passive euthanasia law to be renamed The Aruna Act

Firstpost  

Responding to the Union Ministry’s call for public comments on the proposed passive euthanasia law, Pinki Virani has requested it be titled The Aruna Act Responding to the Union Ministry’s call for public comments on the proposed Parliamentary Passive Euthanasia Law, award-winning author Pinki Virani has written to the Union Health Ministry requesting that the law be titled “The Aruna …

Living Will case put into cold storage again [Read Affidavit]
9 years, 1 month ago

Living Will case put into cold storage again [Read Affidavit]

Live Law  

The writ petition No.215 of 2005, filed by Common Cause, once again found itself consigned to deep slumber, with the five-Jude Constitution bench agreeing with the Government that the hearing of the case must be deferred to enable consideration of a legislation to legalise passive euthanasia.The petitioner’s plea, as submitted by its counsel, Prashant Bhushan, failed to convince. The writ …

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