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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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Why Kerala Family Wants To Ask Supreme Court For Mercy Killing Permission
A couple in Kerala said they will go to request the Supreme Court to allow mercy killing of all five members of the family as they are unable to continue the treatment of their children, suffering from a rare congenital disease.
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Supreme Court Simplifies Process For Passive Euthanasia
The Supreme Court in order to make the guidelines of "living will" more workable, on Tuesday modified its earlier order and removed the condition that mandated a magistrate's approval for withdrawal or withholding of life support to a terminally ill.
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"Will Make It More Workable": Supreme Court On 'Living Will' Guidelines
The Supreme Court said today it will not review its 2018 judgement on passive euthanasia and only make the guidelines on "living will", an advance medical directive on end of life treatment, more workable.
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Over 4 Years After Landmark Order, Supreme Court to Tweak 'Living Will' Guidelines
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it is for the legislature to enact a law for terminally ill patients choosing to stop treatment but agreed to modify its 2018 guidelines on "Living Will".
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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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Implementation Of Living Will Should Be Simplified: Here's What Our Experts Have To Say About It
The living will verdict allows removal of life support systems for terminally ill patients or the ones who have been suffering from incurable coma.
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India Joins League Of Select Nations With Nod To Passive Euthanasia
With the Supreme Court holding the right to die with dignity a fundamental right and recognising "living will" made by terminally-ill patients as permissible, India has joined a league of select countries where passive euthanasia has been accorded legal sanctity.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali After Passive Euthanasia Verdict: 'Plenty Of Hue And Cry When I Made Guzaarish'
"I remember when I had made Guzaarish, there was plenty of hue and cry over my plea to allow the irreversibly ailing to end their lives," said Bhansali
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What Led To Supreme Court Recognising 'Living Will': A 10-Point Timeline
A terminally ill person can make a 'living will', giving his permission to withdraw life support system if doctors think he has reached an irreversible stage. The verdict of the five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, attached strict conditions for executing a 'living will', saying it has to be made by the person in "his...
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Aruna Shanbaug And The Right To Die With Dignity: Top Court Allows Passive Euthanasia
The Supreme Court verdict allowing passive euthanasia for the "right to die with dignity" takes us back to Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug, a nurse at the KEM Hospital who lay like a vegetable, at ward number 4 for 42 years.
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Court Clears Passive Euthanasia, Says Death Can Be Celebration: 10 Facts
People have the right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark verdict that permits the removal of life support systems for the terminally ill or those who slip into incurable coma. The top court also allowed the "living will", which lets people decide against artificial life support. "When the sanctity of life is destroyed, ...
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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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'Living Will' Allowed With Strict Guidelines, Says Supreme Court
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court has allowed 'living will' but with strict guidelines.
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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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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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Why Kerala Family Wants To Ask Supreme Court For Mercy Killing Permission
A couple in Kerala said they will go to request the Supreme Court to allow mercy killing of all five members of the family as they are unable to continue the treatment of their children, suffering from a rare congenital disease.
-
Supreme Court Simplifies Process For Passive Euthanasia
The Supreme Court in order to make the guidelines of "living will" more workable, on Tuesday modified its earlier order and removed the condition that mandated a magistrate's approval for withdrawal or withholding of life support to a terminally ill.
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"Will Make It More Workable": Supreme Court On 'Living Will' Guidelines
The Supreme Court said today it will not review its 2018 judgement on passive euthanasia and only make the guidelines on "living will", an advance medical directive on end of life treatment, more workable.
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Over 4 Years After Landmark Order, Supreme Court to Tweak 'Living Will' Guidelines
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it is for the legislature to enact a law for terminally ill patients choosing to stop treatment but agreed to modify its 2018 guidelines on "Living Will".
-
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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Implementation Of Living Will Should Be Simplified: Here's What Our Experts Have To Say About It
The living will verdict allows removal of life support systems for terminally ill patients or the ones who have been suffering from incurable coma.
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India Joins League Of Select Nations With Nod To Passive Euthanasia
With the Supreme Court holding the right to die with dignity a fundamental right and recognising "living will" made by terminally-ill patients as permissible, India has joined a league of select countries where passive euthanasia has been accorded legal sanctity.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali After Passive Euthanasia Verdict: 'Plenty Of Hue And Cry When I Made Guzaarish'
"I remember when I had made Guzaarish, there was plenty of hue and cry over my plea to allow the irreversibly ailing to end their lives," said Bhansali
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What Led To Supreme Court Recognising 'Living Will': A 10-Point Timeline
A terminally ill person can make a 'living will', giving his permission to withdraw life support system if doctors think he has reached an irreversible stage. The verdict of the five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, attached strict conditions for executing a 'living will', saying it has to be made by the person in "his...
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Aruna Shanbaug And The Right To Die With Dignity: Top Court Allows Passive Euthanasia
The Supreme Court verdict allowing passive euthanasia for the "right to die with dignity" takes us back to Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug, a nurse at the KEM Hospital who lay like a vegetable, at ward number 4 for 42 years.
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Court Clears Passive Euthanasia, Says Death Can Be Celebration: 10 Facts
People have the right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark verdict that permits the removal of life support systems for the terminally ill or those who slip into incurable coma. The top court also allowed the "living will", which lets people decide against artificial life support. "When the sanctity of life is destroyed, ...
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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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'Living Will' Allowed With Strict Guidelines, Says Supreme Court
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court has allowed 'living will' but with strict guidelines.
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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.
