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'Can't Keep Him Like This': Court On Man's Plea To End Son's Life Support
An elderly couple has approached the Supreme Court with a petition seeking passive euthanasia for their 31-year-old son, who has been in a vegetative state for the past 12 years after suffering serious injuries in a fall
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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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Person In Persistent Vegetative State Not Experimental Object: Dipak Misra
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra today said a terminally-ill patient or a person in persistent vegetative state should not be made an "experimental object" and one must respect his dignity.
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Woman, Mother Suffering Rare Genetic Disease Seek President's Nod For Passive Euthanasia
A woman and her 33-year-old daughter, suffering from muscular dystrophy, have written to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking permission for passive euthanasia.
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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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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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'Can't Keep Him Like This': Court On Man's Plea To End Son's Life Support
An elderly couple has approached the Supreme Court with a petition seeking passive euthanasia for their 31-year-old son, who has been in a vegetative state for the past 12 years after suffering serious injuries in a fall
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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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Person In Persistent Vegetative State Not Experimental Object: Dipak Misra
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra today said a terminally-ill patient or a person in persistent vegetative state should not be made an "experimental object" and one must respect his dignity.
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Woman, Mother Suffering Rare Genetic Disease Seek President's Nod For Passive Euthanasia
A woman and her 33-year-old daughter, suffering from muscular dystrophy, have written to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking permission for passive euthanasia.
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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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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.
