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Right to 'leave with dignity': SC's maiden ruling allows passive euthanasi
Updated : 2 days, 10 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 : 2 days, 21 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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"Right to choose death": Team of approx 25 doctors across country prepared
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Speaking with ANI, Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar, Chief IRCH Cancer, AIIMS, Delhi said that it is not active or passive euthanasia rather, it's a way of giving treatment when its evitable, "It is not euthanasia active or passive. This is a way of giving treatment when end is inevitable"
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SC seeks Centre reply on plea seeking to refer to medical board man's case
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The petition said that the man is in a miserable state due to diffuse axonal injury with a permanent vegetative state (PSV), which is also known as unresponsive wakefulness syndrome", Quadriplegia (100 percent disability) is a symptom of paralysis that affects all limbs and body of a person
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Delhi HC declines Constitution of medical board for euthanasia, says, "no
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court in a recent judgement declined a plea seeking direction for the constitution of a medical board to consider as to whether a man who is in a vegetative state can be allowed to undergo passive euthanasia (Mercy Killing).
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Passive euthanasia: Retired professor couple registers 'living will' in Ch
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Dec 22 (ANI): A retired professor couple based in Chandigarh has moved an advance directive in the local court here that will let them state their wishes for their future medical care in case of a terminal illness.
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9 major decisions that SC took in 2018
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): The year 2018 will be remembered in the history of judiciary as the year when the Supreme Court went beyond the usual norm of delivering a slew of progressive judgments to take the issue of bringing greater transparency in the functioning of the top court
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Advocate from Kanpur becomes first in country to register 'living will'
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Kanpur, (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Mar 22 (ANI): A 35-year old advocate from Kanpur becomes the country's first citizen to register a 'living will', following the Supreme Court ruling in favour of passive euthanasia on terminally-ill patients earlier this month.
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UP: Muscular Dystrophy patients stage hunger strike seeking Centre's assis
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar. 12 (ANI): A mother-daughter duo suffering from Muscular Dystrophy embarked on a hunger strike demanding assistance from the Centre for medical treatment or permission to undergo euthanasia or mercy killing.
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Jain monk welcomes SC's euthanasia verdict
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Mar. 10 (ANI): Jain Muni (monk) Tarun Sagar on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's landmark decision to allow passive euthanasia, saying it coincided with the tenets of Jainism.
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SC allows Passive Euthanasia with guidelines
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar 9 (ANI): In a landmark ruling, The Supreme Court on Friday allowed passive euthanasia, or withholding treatment essential to life for a terminally-ill patient.
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Partially paralysed man seeks permission for euthanasia
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India] November 14 (ANI): A 45-year-old man from Coimbatore has sought permission from the State government for euthanasia and offered to donate his organs for the needy.
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