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What UK’s assisted dying bill says, how it compares to Indian law

December 02, 2024 8:13 pm

The UK House of Commons has voted in favour of the bill which allows terminally ill patients to request assistance to end their own life

Knowledge Nugget of the day: Euthanasia

November 05, 2024 11:56 am

The recent draft issued by the Union Health Ministry has closed the regulatory gap on passive euthanasia — Here’s all that you must know about Euthanasia and Living will.

Experts Explain: The right to die with dignity — SC rulings and what the law says in India

October 26, 2024 1:35 pm

What are the laws on withholding and withdrawing life support in terminally ill patients? Does this mean giving up on the patient, and are doctors expected to decide whether someone lives or dies?

UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | September 30 to October 6, 2024

October 29, 2024 12:04 pm

Are you preparing for the UPSC Prelims 2025? Worried about your Current Affairs preparation? Don't miss out on important current affairs tidbits for your Prelims and Mains preparation. Learn about Elephant Census, Classical Language, Annual Survey of Industries, Leptospirosis, Chagos Island and more.

Govt comes up with new draft guidelines on passive euthanasia

September 30, 2024 12:13 pm

The guidelines, formulated by experts from AIIMS, allow patients to make a considered decision on whether they want to go on life support and whether they want to be resuscitated.

Daily Briefing: Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia join Congress; Call Me Bae review; and more

September 07, 2024 9:59 am

In today's edition: Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia join Congress ahead of Haryana Polls; Call me Bae review; Indian-Maldives defense talks; and more

Keeping their child alive: As SC turns down family’s euthanasia plea, how the law has changed everyone’s life

September 09, 2024 1:42 pm

For 11 years, Harish Rana has been lying still on a bed — the only sign of life an occasional cough. With the Supreme Court turning down the family’s plea for passive euthanasia for Harish, Vidheesha Kuntamalla visits their home to find how the law around death has changed everyone’s life

Former Dutch PM Dries van Agt, wife die by euthanasia: What is the law, and how is it enacted

February 14, 2024 9:00 pm

The case has drawn widespread curiousity, as the method of death, especially in couples, is still rare. According to the Regional Euthanasia Review Committees, euthanasia of couples was first noted in a review of all cases in 2020, when 26 people were granted euthanasia at the same time as their partners. The numbers grew to 32 the following year and 58 in 2022.

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January 27, 2023 6:25 am

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What is a living will, and the new Supreme Court order for simplifying passive euthanasia procedure?

January 27, 2023 6:50 am

SC has relaxed the guidelines for ‘advance medical directive’ that it issued in its 2018 judgment by which it had legalised passive euthanasia under certain circumstances. There is a long legal history to the matter.