Following Supreme Court approval, AIIMS Delhi has begun the passive euthanasia process for Harish Rana. A medical team is gradually withdrawing life support systems, a procedure expected to take two to three weeks. Experts are ensuring the patient experiences no pain.
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A Democrat-sponsored bill to allow terminally ill adults in Illinois to obtain life-ending medication has cleared the General Assembly and awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s review following a 30–27 Senate vote in the early hours of Oct. 31, after House passage in May.
Harish Rana, a 31-year-old man in a coma for 13 years, died on Tuesday at AIIMS. He became the first person in India allowed passive euthanasia under a Supreme Court order. His cremation took place on Wednesday morning at Green Park cremation ground in South Delhi.
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The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the state's interest in preserving life must yield to a patient's right to dignity when medical interventions become futile. The judgment upheld the withdrawal of life support from a 32-year-old man in a persistent vegetative state for over 12 years. Justice J.B. Pardiwala described dignity as the most sacred possession of a human being.
Advocacy groups in Canada have proposed extending Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) to some 'mature minors,' while official data show the program, legal since 2016, accounted for 15,343 provisions in 2023—about 4.7% of all deaths. Critics warn of a slippery slope.
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Noelia Castillo, the 25-year-old paraplegic from Barcelona, announced on Antena 3 that she will receive euthanasia this Thursday, March 26. The announcement comes the same day the European Court of Human Rights (TEDH) rejected the latest precautionary appeal filed by her father, Gerónimo Castillo, represented by Abogados Cristianos.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that she intends to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act once lawmakers return to Albany to add safeguards she requested, a move she defended in an op-ed by invoking the nation’s founding principles of limited government and individual rights. The decision has drawn sharp criticism from Republicans, religious leaders, and disability advocates who argue the policy is a moral mistake that endangers vulnerable people.
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A class 10 student at Delhi's St Columba's School died by suicide on November 18 by jumping from Rajendra Place Metro station, alleging mental harassment by teachers. The school has temporarily suspended the headmistress and three other staff members, while the Delhi Education Department has formed a probe committee. The boy's father called the suspension insufficient and demanded arrests.