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TopicEuthanasia

Topic: Euthanasia

Hanging to lethal injection—how India executes death row convicts, what a new plea demands

Lethal injection is an active form of euthanasia, where drugs are administered to cause death. It is administered in a specific order.

SubscriberWrites: Rise of euthanasia worldwide is a global threat to moral foundations

Despite laws protecting patient rights, decisions about euthanasia are sometimes made based on controversial and often subjective diagnoses, threatening principles of justice and humanity.

What Centre’s new draft norms on passive euthanasia say & why doctors are divided over the move

Last week, health ministry released draft guidelines on withdrawing life support to the terminally ill, to obtain public feedback by 20 October. But IMA expressed displeasure over them.

SC simplifies passive euthanasia rules — less red tape, time limit for medical board decision

SC simplifies rules on passive euthanasia in cases of terminal illness. Changes in procedures include allowing gazetted officers to validate living will instead of judicial magistrates.

What is ‘living will’ and what are the Supreme Court’s hearings on passive euthanasia about

Last week, the Supreme Court pulled up Modi government for not pushing a law on passive euthanasia. The court also promised to modify its guidelines to simplify the procedure.  

Mourning your pet can be harder than grieving a family member. There’s science to it

Research suggests that when people are in anguish over the loss of a pet, disenfranchised grief makes it more difficult for them to find healing.

148 Haryana medical students write to PM Modi seeking euthanasia or govt college admission

The students are worried about their future as the institute has been barred by MCI and its successor, stoking fears that their admission is not valid.

Trump’s Iran warning, and three children euthanised in Belgium

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India is now among select group of nations where passive euthanasia is legal

The mercy killing debate began with the Aruna Shanbaug case, the Mumbai nurse spent 42 years in a vegetative state after a brutal assault by a sweeper.

On Camera

Rising numbers of unemployed graduates will destabilise social structure: Kalam at UGC event

On 28 December 2003, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam delivered an address to mark the 50th anniversary of the UGC in New Delhi, outlining the role of the education sector and universities in national development.

What to expect from Union Budget 2026: Balancing jobs push with fiscal discipline

Trade tensions with US have raised concerns, prompting the Modi govt to overhaul labour laws and cut consumption tax to spur domestic demand. The Budget will build on those steps.

During Op Sindoor, hackers targeted NSE website 40 crore times in 10 minutes, Exchange CEO says

NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.