Andhra Mercy Killing

The mother of a nine-year-old boy with a rare blood disease went to a court in Telangana on Tuesday requesting medical help for her son or mercy killing.

In this tragic story from Andhra Pradesh, 64-year-old Lakshmamma, has filed a petition in a local court, seeking euthanasia for her son Janardhan, a 36-year-old graduate in aeronautical science who has been paralyzed for 15 years. She has told the court that her earnings are restricted to what she makes by working on a farm all day. Coupled with he...

Unable to take care of her paralysed son due to poverty, a 64-year-old widow in Andhra Pradesh has sought euthanasia for him. C Janardan, a 36-year-old aeronautical science graduate has been in a vegetative state for the last 15 years.

The mother of a nine-year-old boy with a rare blood disease went to a court in Telangana on Tuesday requesting medical help for her son or mercy killing.

In this tragic story from Andhra Pradesh, 64-year-old Lakshmamma, has filed a petition in a local court, seeking euthanasia for her son Janardhan, a 36-year-old graduate in aeronautical science who has been paralyzed for 15 years. She has told the court that her earnings are restricted to what she makes by working on a farm all day. Coupled with he...

Unable to take care of her paralysed son due to poverty, a 64-year-old widow in Andhra Pradesh has sought euthanasia for him. C Janardan, a 36-year-old aeronautical science graduate has been in a vegetative state for the last 15 years.