Assisted suicide, which is legal in parts of U.S., set to fall in England, Wales. Here's whyTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed by the House of Commons last June, the U.K.'s revising chamber, the House of Lords, has...
24 Apr, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
Medical leave exhausted, leave without pay option exercised; when and if termination will follow? What does labour law sayEmployees exceeding their leave quota may face termination if it's coupled with poor performance and lack of communication. Indian labour l...
11 Feb, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
Employer can’t punish you for taking entitled leaves under New Labour Code 2025: know moreNew labour code 2025 ensures employees cannot face penalties for utilizing their full leave entitlements. Employers are barred from reducin...
29 Jan, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Employee jokingly tells boss he has a disease, gets fired the next day - could this be wrongful termination?A workplace dispute shared online has gained attention after an employee was fired because of a misunderstood joke about having the immune ...
22 Jan, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
UK lawmakers back bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their livesThe UK Parliament took a significant step. Lawmakers approved a bill. It allows terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose assist...
20 Jun, 2025, 07.45 PM IST
Will UK be the next country to legalize euthanasia? Assisted dying bill says terminally ill can take their own life in 3 weeksThe UK may be on the verge of legalizing assisted dying, thanks to a controversial new bill. Proposed by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, the legi...
12 Nov, 2024, 07.03 PM IST
Health ministry comes up with new draft guidelines on passive euthanasiaThe Union Health Ministry's draft guidelines on passive euthanasia suggest doctors should make considered decisions on withdrawing life sup...
28 Sep, 2024, 05.44 PM IST
Over 4 years after landmark judgement on "Living Will" SC to modify "cumbersome" guidelinesThe apex court's order notwithstanding, people wanting to get a "living will" registered have been facing problems due to cumbersome guidel...
17 Jan, 2023, 06.40 PM IST
UK assisted dying bill hopes to end 'inhumane' suicidesMeacher, 81, has drafted a law to legalise assisted dying in England for the terminally ill with less than six months to live, an act curre...
29 Jan, 2022, 01.41 PM IST
Euthanasia now legal in Australian stateMultiple restrictions will be put in place, including residency requirements and assessments from multiple doctors, meaning around 12 peopl...
19 Jun, 2019, 12.44 PM IST
Patients unable to give free consent too have right to refuse treatment: SCSC held that the patient's right who is unable to express his view cannot be kept outside that Article 21 (Right to life and liberty) of th...
09 Mar, 2018, 09.45 PM IST
Supreme Court verdict on euthanasia could be misused, says KCBCA five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra today said passive euthanasia and advance living will ar...
09 Mar, 2018, 06.26 PM IST
Doctors may get to end life support in hopeless casesThe loopholes remained around the possibility of the person making a miraculous turnaround, or medical science later in the person’s life, ...
11 Oct, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
Supreme Court seeks Modi government's views on right to diePresenlty, doctors in India are not allowed under the Hippocratic Oath to switch off life support systems except in medical cases involving...
16 Jan, 2016, 05.23 AM IST
Decriminalising suicide is not an option, extending scope of law may help ease miseryThe 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...
18 Jul, 2014, 07.19 AM IST
Supreme Court refers issue of legalising Euthanasia to a five- judge Constitution benchThe SC has referred the issue of legalising euthanasia to a five- judge Constitution bench due to "inconsistent" opinion in previous verdic...
25 Feb, 2014, 12.30 PM IST
- Govt against mercy killing, AG tells SC
The Centre has rejected the Law Commission's recommendation to allow terminally ill patients to choose death to end their suffering, attorn...
03 Mar, 2011, 05.19 AM IST