Passive Euthanasia

In April 2018, the Supreme Court upheld the right to die with dignity. It gave legal sanction to passive euthanasia and execution of a living will of persons suffering from chronic terminal diseases and likely to go into a permanent vegetative state.

• Living Will: A living will is a document prepared by a person in their healthy/sound state of mind under which they can specify whether or not they would like to opt for artificial life support, if he/she is in a vegetative state due to an irreversible terminal illness in the future.
• Passive Euthanasia: Passive euthanasia entails a patient being allowed ....