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Legislative dignity for Harish Ranas: The legal journey shaping India’s right to die debateIndia's journey towards the right to die with dignity has seen major milestones. The Harish Rana case marks a significant step, applying th...- Dignity for all when passing onRecent developments, including a living will clinic launch in Mumbai and Britain's Parliament vote, signal a shift towards end-of-life choi...
- Aruna Shanbaug Case: A painful reminder of the need for healing in the medical professionAruna Shanbaug Case 1973: Chief Justice DY Chandrachud used the 1973 Aruna Shanbaug incident to discuss the vulnerability of female medical...
- Rape more serious offence than murder: Maharashtra govt tells High CourtAs death is the maximum punishment for murder, the same punishment should not have been prescribed for a repeat offence of rape, because ra...
- Landmark ruling: Supreme Court says passive euthanasia is permissibleThe ruling stems from a petition filed by an NGO 'Common Cause', who had approached the court seeking a direction for recognition of 'livin...
- The Aruna Shanbaug case which changed euthanasia laws in India
- Living will to die can be misused, not feasible: Government to Supreme CourtPassive euthanasia is a condition where there is withdrawal of medical treatment with the deliberate intention to hasten the death of a ter...
- Lushin Dubey's next play deals with Aruna Shanbaug rape caseThe play, which will be staged in September is based on journalist Pinki Virani's book about the Indian nurse.
- Holding on or letting go: How a tragedy turned into a tug-of-warMany tragedies reared out of the primary one of November 27, 1973, in which a spunky 25-year-old KEM nurse was sodo mised by a hospital war...
- KEM Hospital clueless of Aruna Shanbaug's service recordsThe hospital management is making frantic efforts to trace service records of Aruna, who was seen as the face of a debate on euthanasia.
- Clarity from Supreme Court, dialogue on euthanasia is need of hour: Nagesh Simha, Indian Association of Palliative CareSimha says withdrawing futile medical interventions must be permitted and suitable laws must be framed, leaving no scope for multiple inter...
- Can't reopen Aruna Shanbaug case unless court asks: Maharashtra governmentThe Maharashtra government today said it will not reopen the case of Aruna Shanbaug, the former nurse who died earlier in the day after lyi...
- Supreme Court issues notice to states, UTs on plea on passive euthanasiaThe Centre, however, strongly opposed the plea saying it cannot be legalised as it is a form of suicide which is an offence in the country.
- Government not in favour of euthanasiaGovernment today said it is not in favour of bringing a law on mercy killings.
- Cabinet clears ordinance to curb crimes against womenThe Cabinet on Friday cleared an Ordinance, which provides for death sentence to rapist who kills his victim or leaves her in a persistent ...
- Aruna Shaunbag: Supreme Court okays passive, not active, euthanasiaIt would be legal to withdraw life-support system to those in a permanently vegetative state, the Supreme Court has ruled.
- Govt against mercy killing, AG tells SCThe Centre has rejected the Law Commission's recommendation to allow terminally ill patients to choose death to end their suffering, attorn...
- Euthanasia could be ruse for grabbing property: SCWondering whether euthanasia could be a ruse for grabbing properties, the Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a mercy killing plea ...
- Terminal HellA plea for euthanasia has just been advanced on behalf of Aruna Shanbaug before the Supreme Court. Thirtyseven-year-olds weren't even born ...
- SC admits sexual assault victim's plea to end lifeThe plight of a 61-year-old women has moved the Supreme Court into setting aside its pro-life stance and examining the woman’s plea that he...
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