euthanasia

Bombay High Court seeks Centre's reply to PIL for welfare of patients of rare neurological disorder

April 17, 2026 9:24 pm

Faced with the "death sentence" of SSPE, desperate parents in Maharashtra have approached the High Court with a heartbreaking ultimatum: either grant their children the ₹50 lakh medical aid for rare diseases or permit "passive euthanasia" to end their suffering.

Harish Rana case: Right to life includes the right to die with dignity

March 27, 2026 5:37 pm

As the Supreme Court reaffirms the right to withdraw life support, the lack of a legislative framework continues to prolong the suffering of patients and their kin

Harish Rana, first to die by passive euthanasia, is consigned to flames

March 26, 2026 3:48 am

In death by euthanasia, Harish Rana donates heart valve, cornea: How are these harvested and used?

March 26, 2026 2:36 am

Heart valves will offer a second chance at life to those in need of complex cardiac surgery, says AIIMS cardiac surgeon

Supreme Court's Euthanasia judgment shows dignity cannot be measured solely in heartbeats

March 12, 2026 12:09 pm

For decades, legal systems treated life as an absolute value whose preservation justified almost any intervention. But dignity, the Court recognised, in Harish Rana’s case and several others, cannot be reduced to the mere continuation of physiological processes

Explained: The draft guidelines for passive euthanasia in India, and the hurdles

March 12, 2026 8:57 am

Active euthanasia is a process in which a physician may prescribe a lethal drug or injection to relieve the suffering of a person with no hope of recovery. It is legal in countries such as the US, Canada, Australia, and parts of Europe — but not in India.

Euthanasia for man in vegetative state for 13 years: ‘House will feel empty, so will heart... placing our son in God’s lap’

March 12, 2026 7:28 am

For more than a decade, the family’s life has revolved around a single room in their house where Harish Rana has been in a permanent vegetative state since suffering severe head injuries after falling from the fourth floor of an apartment in Chandigarh in August 2013.

'Process must be humane': In a first, Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia for man in 13-year vegetative state

March 12, 2026 4:22 am

The Supreme Court also urged the Centre to enact a comprehensive legislation addressing end-of-life care in the country.

As SC re-examines Harish Rana case, recalling India's law on euthanasia and landmark cases

December 19, 2025 2:27 pm

Describing Harish Rana's condition as “pathetic”, the court indicated it would consider if life-sustaining treatment can be withdrawn. Assisted suicide remains outside constitutional protection, but the legal picture is complex.

Knowledge Nugget: Euthanasia and Living Will — What UPSC aspirants must know

December 20, 2025 6:50 pm

UPSC current affairs: The Supreme Court said it would decide on Harish Rana’s father’s plea seeking permission for passive euthanasia after meeting the family. What is euthanasia, and how have the Court’s guidelines on passive and active euthanasia evolved in India?