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Right to 'leave with dignity': SC's maiden ruling allows passive euthanasi
Updated : 2 days, 13 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 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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Karnataka Health Department passes order to implement SC directive for pat
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
My Karnataka Health Department, @DHFWKA (Department of Health and Family Welfare Services - Govt. of Karnataka), has passed a historic order to implement the Supreme Court's directive regarding patients' "Right to Die" with dignity.
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Ensure right to die with dignity for Covid-19 causalities, increase number
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Delhi government, Municipal Corporations, and others on a plea seeking an urgent increase in the number of crematorium grounds/burial sites for people who have succumbed to Covid-19.
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Passive euthanasia: SC reserves verdict on living will
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on 'living will' in cases of passive euthanasia.
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