The question this mesmerising account raises is did Arun’s father, HD Shourie commit euthanasia?
30 Oct 2020 9:52 AM
To show France the “agony” caused by the law that does not allow euthanasia, Alain Cocq had planned to broadcast the end of his life.
05 Sep 2020 7:01 PM
Alain Cocq had written to president Macron to be permitted for euthanasia but he wrote back to him saying its not allowed under French law
04 Sep 2020 4:18 PM
Jahnavi, daughter of Swarnalata, was born in 2000 and has been suffering from psychological disorder since the age of 4 years.
31 Aug 2019 10:36 AM
The state of Victoria passed a law in 2017 to legalise the practice, which went into effect this June.
05 Aug 2019 2:02 PM
Student’s family no longer in a position to afford her treatment.
25 Jun 2019 3:03 AM
The country's second most populous region made voluntary euthanasia legal under closely specified circumstances, a first for the country.
19 Jun 2019 2:24 PM
The Aruna Shanbaug case led to a change in euthanasia laws of the country.
10 Sep 2018 10:39 AM
The large number of misbehaving dogs that are euthanized also highlights a need for improved behavioral education for veterinarians.
25 Jul 2018 4:07 PM
Suicide is death inflicted on oneself, unlike murder, but remains outside what is permitted by law.
28 Mar 2018 2:22 AM
We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.
18 Mar 2018 12:32 AM
It’s in giving sanction to “living wills” that the judges made passive euthanasia a workable idea.
11 Mar 2018 1:28 AM
In landmark ruling, India’s top court rules ‘living will’ permissible.
10 Mar 2018 5:56 AM
A five-judge Constitution bench of Supreme Court passed the order allowing passive euthanasia with guidelines.
09 Mar 2018 12:11 PM
The farmer blamed 5 private money lenders for his extreme step in a video recorded on his mobile phone before his death.
13 Jan 2018 4:29 PM
'We are also of no use to society now, so we have written to the President to allow us for doctor-assisted death,' the elderly man said.
11 Jan 2018 9:17 AM
The machine comes with a detachable capsule which can later be used as a coffin and causes peaceful death in a matter of minutes.
29 Nov 2017 12:38 PM
Passive euthanasia was legalised by the Supreme Court in 2011 when it laid down guidelines for it.
11 Oct 2017 12:57 AM
The woman has pleaded for mercy killing on behalf of her son as the cost of treatment was too high to bear.
15 Sep 2017 10:54 AM
To end his sufferings, immobile Muralidhar, who can hardly mumble a few words, has appealed to the President for euthanasia.
25 Jun 2017 3:07 AM