Supreme Court asks govt's view on conflict between IPC Section 309 which criminalises attempt to suicide and the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 which bars prosecution.
Given the legal framework in India, the distinction to be debated is not one between active and passive euthanasia – which is the global debate – but rather the distinction between passive euthanasia and suicide.
This decision is so damaging to the government that efforts will be made to ensure that it does not stand. The prosecution has said that it will file an appeal in the high court.
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The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.
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