Rana's family had said that allowing withdrawal of artificial life support would restore his dignity after years of irreversible suffering.
A study of 409 medical students found 26.4% avoided seeking mental health care despite needing it. Stigma, self-reliance, confidentiality fears, and academic pressure were key barriers, researchers ...
The Supreme Court allowed passive euthanasia for 32-year-old Harish Rana, in a coma for over 12 years, permitting withdrawal ...
Supreme Court allows withdrawal of life support for a man in coma for 12 years, invoking the right to die with dignity under Article 21 and passive euthanasia guidelines.
Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, a Ghaziabad man in vegetative state for 13 years, directing treatment withdrawal at AIIMS.
Supreme Court permits withdrawal of life support for a 31-year-old man in a 12-year coma, emphasising a structured approach.
In a significant decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, a 31-year-old man from ...
For the very first time in India, the Supreme Court has allowed for passive euthanasia in the case of 31-year-old Harish Rana. After falling from a balcony, he has been in a coma for the past 13 years ...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the withdrawal of artificial life support to a 32-year-old man, in a coma for more than 13 years, saying that the government should consider bringing ...
The bench held that it would be in the best interest and dignity of the patient that life-sustaining support be withdrawn in a palliative care setting.
For Ashok Rana and his wife, the Supreme Court’s decision directing withdrawal of clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) to their son, Harish, who has been in a vegetative state for 13 ...
Passive euthanasia in exceptional circumstances was first legalised in India in the Aruna Shanbaug vs Union of India judgment ...