When medical care fails: What SC’s passive euthanasia ruling means

When medical care fails: What SC's passive euthanasia ruling means

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a landmark ruling that revisited one of medicine’s most difficult ethical issues, allowing the withdrawal of artificial life support, commonly known as passive euthanasia, from a 31-year-old man who had been comatose for more than 13 years. The judgment in the Harish Rana case marks the first time that … Read more

SC allows withdrawal of life support system in Harish Rana passive euthanasia case

SC allows withdrawal of life support system in Harish Rana passive euthanasia case

New Delhi: Supreme Court Harish Rana, 31, was allowed to cancel treatment on Wednesday in the country’s first case of passive euthanasia. The Supreme Court directed the AIIMS in Delhi to admit Rana and provide all necessary facilities for carrying out withdrawal of life support system.Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan delivered the momentous verdict.Rana … Read more