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ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF EUTHANASIA Syllabus: GS 2: Health- Government policies and interventions. Why in the News? The Supreme Court’s judgment in Harish Rana v. Union of India (2026) reaffirmed the right to die with dignity under Article 21, allowing withdrawal of Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration (CANH). This marks a significant evolution in India’s …
Read MoreDEFINING MOMENT FOR LAW ON PASSIVE EUTHANASIA IN INDIA Syllabus: GS 2: Government policies and intervention Health Why in the News? The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Harish Rana case marks a significant development in India’s evolving jurisprudence on passive euthanasia and the right to die with dignity. The case addressed whether withholding artificial feeding …
Read MoreSupreme Court Upholds Right to Die with Dignity Why in the News ? The Supreme Court of India allowed withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) for a man in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for 13 years, reaffirming the right to die with dignity and implementing the 2018 passive euthanasia guidelines. Supreme Court …
Read MoreWhy in the news? Karnataka became the second state, after Kerala, to implement the Supreme Court’s directive permitting withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment for terminally ill patients with no hope of recovery, enabling them to choose a dignified death. Karnataka Implements Right to Die with Dignity: Karnataka has issued an order implementing the Supreme Court’s …
Read MoreSyllabus: GS 2: Constitution of India —historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Focus: In early March this year, 30 people in Thrissur in Kerala executed living wills. Source:- NDTV What is living …
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