Supreme Court Landmark Decision on Passive Euthanasia
The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a landmark decision permitting passive euthanasia in the case of Harish Rana, a 32-year-old man who had remained in a coma for nearly 13 years after a severe accident in 2013. Acting on the recommendation of a medical board from AIIMS, the bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan allowed the withdrawal of life-support treatment and directed that the patient be shifted to palliative care so that he could die with dignity. Thi
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