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euthanasia
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March 11, 2026
Harish Rana SC verdict: What happens in passive euthanasia?
The Supreme Court’s decision allowing passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state since 2013, has reignited debates around end-of-life care in India
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March 11, 2026
SC allows first passive euthanasia, permits withdrawal of life support for 32-year-old Ghaziabad man
The Court directed AIIMS to admit Rana to its palliative care centre, where the withdrawal of treatment will take place
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December 18, 2025
'The boy can't carry on': Grim AIIMS report prompts SC to speak to Harish Rana's parents in passive euthanasia case
Following medical reports from AIIMS confirming no chance of recovery, the Supreme Court justices have taken the extraordinary step of summoning his parents for a personal consultation
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July 25, 2025
I cannot commit suicide: Paralysed Indore teacher pleads for euthanasia to President Murmu
Kumari Chandrakanta Jethani, in a letter to the President, mentioned her suffering was unbearable and requested permission to undergo euthanasia
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June 21, 2025
Euthanasia in the UK: Why did new Bill take three hours to be narrowly passed for further approval?
314 MPs back the bill, which will allow terminally ill adult patients from England and Wales—who are considered to have less than six months to live—to apply for assisted death