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Right to 'leave with dignity': SC's maiden ruling allows passive euthanasi
Updated : 2 days, 17 hours ago IST
In a landmark first, the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday permitted passive euthanasia for a 31-year-old man from Ghaziabad who has been in a persistent vegetative state for over a decade, observing that continuing life-sustaining treatment would no longer be in the patient's best inte
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In landmark judgement, Supreme Court allows first ever passive euthanasia
Updated : 3 days, 4 hours ago IST
A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Vishwanathan reasoned that the as per various medical reports, further administration of CAN (Clinically Assisted Nutrition) will not be in the best interest of the patient.
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