India's journey towards the right to die with dignity has seen major milestones. The Harish Rana case marks a significant step, applying th...

Harish Rana, the first person in India to receive passive euthanasia, has passed away. He was 31 years old and had been in a coma for over ...

At a time when the Supreme Court gave permission to Harish Rana for passive euthanasia, a woman in Bareilly got a new lease of life in an u...

The Supreme Court has permitted passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, a Ghaziabad student in a vegetative state for over 13 years. Doctors ca...

Harish Rana euthanasia case: Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state for nearly 13 years, has been allowed passive euthanasia by th...

Unlike laws in U.S. states, Australia and New Zealand restricting euthanasia to those with a life expectancy of no more than six months or ...

Switzerland is one of a growing number of countries that allow people to receive help to end their lives. France this week looked set to jo...

The ruling has significant moral, social and professional implications. Here's what that means.

The SC had said such a request would be vetted by a board of medical experts and thereafter the HC would go through the report before grant...

The loopholes remained around the possibility of the person making a miraculous turnaround, or medical science later in the person’s life, ...

The bill provides protection to patients and doctors from any liability for withholding medical treatment stating palliative care can conti...

This week's Poke Me invited your comments on "Supreme Court wants India to have a clear stand on euthanasia".

Presenlty, doctors in India are not allowed under the Hippocratic Oath to switch off life support systems except in medical cases involving...

The 66-year-old was battling a serious bout of pneumonia and was on ventilator support, King Edward Memorial (KEM) hospital sources said.

"A consensus should be developed on whether to allow killing of terminally-ill people with no chances of revival. It is a complex issue."

The contention is over the concept of "living will", which means a person can will to be assisted in dying if ever struck with a terminal i...

The SC has decided to adjudicate the legality of active and passive euthanasia and the emerging concept of 'living will' after shying away ...