The Supreme Court today delivered India's first passive euthanasia verdict, allowing the withdrawal of life support for ...
The Supreme Court has allowed passive euthanasia for the first time in the Harish Rana case, permitting withdrawal of life ...
In the landmark judgment of Harish Rana v. Union of India & Ors. (2026), the Supreme Court of India fundamentally reshaped ...
An Ohio mother is headed to prison for at least 15 years after she pleaded guilty to the murder of her 7-year-old special needs son who weighed just 19 pounds when he was found dead in a playpen. The ...

Dignity’s Edge

When the Supreme Court allowed doctors to withdraw life-sustaining treatment for Harish Rana, a man who had remained in a ...
India, March 12 -- A landmark ruling has allowed passive euthanasia for a 32-year-old man who has remained in a vegetative state for 13 years (1 ).
A father has spoken of his "anguish and despair" as his one-year-old daughter recovers after choking on a strawberry in Watford.
Supreme Court has permitted passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state for 13 years. AIIMS will manage palliative care, ensuring a natural death, while maintaining the ...
The long-running political battle over assisted dying comes to an end as MSPs get ready to vote.
The Harish Rana verdict is a landmark. What it reveals about us is far more important than what it decides.
Reiterating the right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court allowed the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for Harish Rana, laying down safeguards for passive euthanasia and end-of-life care.
At AIIMS, the focus will be on comfort and dignity rather than aggressive medical intervention. The protocol will involve maintaining basic care, such as pain management and hygiene, but will avoid ...