HB Karibasamma, 85, advocated for passive euthanasia, which is now legalised in Karnataka. Suffering from from severe pain ...

The Kerala High Court, on February 10, dismissed a writ petition seeking to review the concept of brain death or brain stem death, a topic that put the medical ...

The actress linked it to the message of her film ‘Salaam Venky’, which told the story of its titular character legally ...

The Karnataka government has called for establishing medical boards in hospitals across the state to ensure the right to die ...

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea challenging the validity of 'brain death' ...

The Nirbhaya and Aruna Shanbaug rapes had also riled the nation - while four rapists were hanged in the Delhi case, Aruna’s killer spent only seven years in jail. Rape is a heinous crime that ...

passive euthanasia — which involves withholding or withdrawing life support — has been legal under specific circumstances since landmark Supreme Court judgments in the Aruna Shanbaug (2011 ...

Karnataka has taken a groundbreaking step by approving the 'Right to Die with Dignity' order, aligning with Supreme Court rulings to empower terminally ill patients. Explore the ethical concerns, ...

He also remarked on KEM Hospital's familial approach to patient care, citing the Aruna Shanbaug case as an example of its compassionate ethos. As part of the centenary celebrations, Fadnavis ...

Despite the Vedantic outlook that treats death philosophically, Indians are reluctant to allow family members to die in the ...