Despite laws protecting patient rights, decisions about euthanasia are sometimes made based on controversial and often subjective diagnoses, threatening principles of justice and humanity.
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 rules on passive euthanasia in cases of terminal illness. Changes in procedures include allowing gazetted officers to validate living will instead of judicial magistrates.
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.
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.
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.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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