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Centre's Reply Sought On Parents' Request Seeking Passive Euthanasia For Son
Describing the case as a "very hard one", the Supreme Court sought the Centre's response on Tuesday on a plea of a couple whose 30-year-old son has been lying in a vegetative state in a hospital since 2013 after suffering head injuries.
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Gyanvapi Petitioner's Euthanasia Request To President, Cites Harassment
A petitioner in the Varanasi Gyanvapi Mosque case has written to the President of India requesting euthanasia, days after announcing her withdrawal from the case, in what appears to be the result of a dispute between the litigants.
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Man Accused Of Killing Ill Wife In Cyprus's 1st Case Involving Euthanasia
A British pensioner in Cyprus accused of murdering his terminally ill wife will plead guilty to lesser manslaughter charges to avoid a life sentence, his lawyers said Friday.
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Delhi Man Plans Euthanasia In Switzerland, Friend Moves Court To Stop Him
A woman has approached the Delhi High Court seeking to stop her friend from travelling to Switzerland to undergo euthanasia on account of his debilitating inflammatory disease.
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Dutch Doctor, Who Gave Lethal Injection To Woman With Dementia, Acquitted
A Dutch court on Wednesday acquitted a doctor over euthanising a woman with severe dementia in a landmark case for the Netherlands, the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia.
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2 Punjab Girls Write Letter With Blood To President Kovind Seeking Help
In the letter, the girls have claimed that they have been trapped in cheating cases and have been living in fear. They also demanded euthanasia for the whole family if they do not get justice.
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Everyone Has The Right To Die With Dignity: Chief Justice On Euthanasia
Just a few days after the Supreme Court gave a landmark judgment by decriminalising homosexuality, Chief Justice of India (CJI), 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.
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Australian Scientist, 104, Wanted Death For Birthday. He Committed Assisted Suicide
A 104-year-old Australian scientist who travelled to Switzerland to end his life committed assisted suicide on Thursday, the foundation which helped him die said.
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Passive Euthanasia Permissible With Guidelines, Says Supreme Court On Right To Die With Dignity - LIVE Updates
In a landmark verdict the Supreme Court has allowed 'living will' but with strict guidelines. The top court has said the guidelines will remain effective till a law is in place. A 'living will' is made by a person, in his normal state of mind, seeking voluntary euthanasia in case of terminal illness, if he or she reaches an irreversible vegetative ...
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Supreme Court Indicates Recognition Of Living Will For Passive Euthanasia
The Supreme Court has indicated it might recognise the execution of 'living will' in cases of passive euthanasia, as right to die peacefully is part of fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.
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Elderly Couple Got 'Deepest Wish' - To Die Together - In Rare Euthanasia Case
Nic and Trees Elderhorst both 91 years old and in declining health. Nic Elderhorst suffered a stroke in 2012 and more recently, his wife, Trees Elderhorst, was diagnosed with dementia, according to the Dutch newspaper, De Gelderlander.
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Blog: A Tribute to Aruna Shanbaug by One of Her Nurses
Aruna Shanbaug would sometimes scream when we entered her room. She was very afraid, says Namrata Kasabe, nurse at KEM Hospital.
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Mumbai Nurse Aruna Shanbaug Dies After 42-year Coma That Followed her Rape
Aruna Shanbaug, a Mumbai nurse who was raped in 1973 by a ward boy at the hospital she worked in, has died after being in a coma for 42 years. She was 68.
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Mumbai Nurse Aruna Shanbaug, In Coma for 42 Years After Rape, in Critical Condition
Aruna Shanbaug, the Mumbai nurse who was raped by a hospital staff member in 1973 and has been in coma ever since, is in a critical condition.
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European Rights Court Mulls Whether to Let French Quadriplegic Die
Europe's human rights court will on Wednesday weigh whether a man in a vegetative state should be taken off life support in a case that has torn his family apart and ignited a fierce euthanasia debate in France.
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Centre's Reply Sought On Parents' Request Seeking Passive Euthanasia For Son
Describing the case as a "very hard one", the Supreme Court sought the Centre's response on Tuesday on a plea of a couple whose 30-year-old son has been lying in a vegetative state in a hospital since 2013 after suffering head injuries.
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Gyanvapi Petitioner's Euthanasia Request To President, Cites Harassment
A petitioner in the Varanasi Gyanvapi Mosque case has written to the President of India requesting euthanasia, days after announcing her withdrawal from the case, in what appears to be the result of a dispute between the litigants.
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Man Accused Of Killing Ill Wife In Cyprus's 1st Case Involving Euthanasia
A British pensioner in Cyprus accused of murdering his terminally ill wife will plead guilty to lesser manslaughter charges to avoid a life sentence, his lawyers said Friday.
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Delhi Man Plans Euthanasia In Switzerland, Friend Moves Court To Stop Him
A woman has approached the Delhi High Court seeking to stop her friend from travelling to Switzerland to undergo euthanasia on account of his debilitating inflammatory disease.
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Dutch Doctor, Who Gave Lethal Injection To Woman With Dementia, Acquitted
A Dutch court on Wednesday acquitted a doctor over euthanising a woman with severe dementia in a landmark case for the Netherlands, the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia.
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2 Punjab Girls Write Letter With Blood To President Kovind Seeking Help
In the letter, the girls have claimed that they have been trapped in cheating cases and have been living in fear. They also demanded euthanasia for the whole family if they do not get justice.
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Everyone Has The Right To Die With Dignity: Chief Justice On Euthanasia
Just a few days after the Supreme Court gave a landmark judgment by decriminalising homosexuality, Chief Justice of India (CJI), 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.
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Australian Scientist, 104, Wanted Death For Birthday. He Committed Assisted Suicide
A 104-year-old Australian scientist who travelled to Switzerland to end his life committed assisted suicide on Thursday, the foundation which helped him die said.
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Passive Euthanasia Permissible With Guidelines, Says Supreme Court On Right To Die With Dignity - LIVE Updates
In a landmark verdict the Supreme Court has allowed 'living will' but with strict guidelines. The top court has said the guidelines will remain effective till a law is in place. A 'living will' is made by a person, in his normal state of mind, seeking voluntary euthanasia in case of terminal illness, if he or she reaches an irreversible vegetative ...
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Supreme Court Indicates Recognition Of Living Will For Passive Euthanasia
The Supreme Court has indicated it might recognise the execution of 'living will' in cases of passive euthanasia, as right to die peacefully is part of fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.
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Elderly Couple Got 'Deepest Wish' - To Die Together - In Rare Euthanasia Case
Nic and Trees Elderhorst both 91 years old and in declining health. Nic Elderhorst suffered a stroke in 2012 and more recently, his wife, Trees Elderhorst, was diagnosed with dementia, according to the Dutch newspaper, De Gelderlander.
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Blog: A Tribute to Aruna Shanbaug by One of Her Nurses
Aruna Shanbaug would sometimes scream when we entered her room. She was very afraid, says Namrata Kasabe, nurse at KEM Hospital.
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Mumbai Nurse Aruna Shanbaug Dies After 42-year Coma That Followed her Rape
Aruna Shanbaug, a Mumbai nurse who was raped in 1973 by a ward boy at the hospital she worked in, has died after being in a coma for 42 years. She was 68.
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Mumbai Nurse Aruna Shanbaug, In Coma for 42 Years After Rape, in Critical Condition
Aruna Shanbaug, the Mumbai nurse who was raped by a hospital staff member in 1973 and has been in coma ever since, is in a critical condition.
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European Rights Court Mulls Whether to Let French Quadriplegic Die
Europe's human rights court will on Wednesday weigh whether a man in a vegetative state should be taken off life support in a case that has torn his family apart and ignited a fierce euthanasia debate in France.
