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Govt tells Supreme Court it plans law on euthanasia

Passive euthanasia was legalised by the Supreme Court in 2011 when it laid down guidelines for it.

11 Oct 2017 12:57 AM IST

Liquid nitrogen fills the capsule as oxygen goes down causing a peaceful death (Photo: YouTube)

Euthanasia advocate called 'Dr Death' makes machine helping people...

The machine comes with a detachable capsule which can later be used as a coffin and causes peaceful death in a matter of...

29 Nov 2017 12:38 PM IST

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UP: 10-yr-old cancer patient's mother writes to Prez, pleads for son's...

The woman has pleaded for mercy killing on behalf of her son as the cost of treatment was too high to bear.

15 Sept 2017 10:54 AM IST

23 percent of suicide victims age 50 or older shared suicidal thoughts with another person in the month before their death, the study found. (Photo: Pixabay)

MP: Farmer commits suicide, had written to PM for nod to euthanasia

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 IST

Ram Nath Kovind gestures before the media after being elected as the 14th President of India, in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Elderly couple 'with no hardships' writes to Prez, seeks euthanasia

'We are also of no use to society now, so we have written to the President to allow us for doctor-assisted death,' the...

11 Jan 2018 9:17 AM IST

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Bad dogs die young, many from euthanasia, British study says

The large number of misbehaving dogs that are euthanized also highlights a need for improved behavioral education for...

25 July 2018 4:07 PM IST

Odisha government had then announced ex-gratia for the family members of the deceased students and free medical treatment for the injured ones including Sheetal.

Odisha girl pleads for euthanasia

Student's family no longer in a position to afford her treatment.

25 Jun 2019 3:03 AM IST

The scheme will be accessible only to terminally ill adult patients with fewer than six months to live -- or one year left to live for sufferers of conditions such as motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis. (Photo: Representational | Pixabay)

Euthanasia now legal in Australian's Victoria for the terminally ill

The country's second most populous region made voluntary euthanasia legal under closely specified circumstances, a first...

19 Jun 2019 2:24 PM IST

After her daughter was denied treatment, a woman wrote to Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan seeking his permission to give euthanasia to her mentally challenged girl. (Photo: ANI)

Andhra woman writes to Guv, seeks mercy killing for mentally...

Jahnavi, daughter of Swarnalata, was born in 2000 and has been suffering from psychological disorder since the age of 4...

31 Aug 2019 10:36 AM IST

Kerry Robertson died in July, three months after the mother-of-two ceased treatment for metastatic breast cancer, the support group Go Gentle Australia said on Sunday. (Representational Image)

Australian cancer patient becomes 1st person to use euthanasia law

The state of Victoria passed a law in 2017 to legalise the practice, which went into effect this June.

5 Aug 2019 2:02 PM IST

Arun Shourie is former BJP member and was Cabinet minister during Atal Bihari Vajpayees rule. (Photo: PTI)

Karan Thapar | Death talk: Euthanasia tales amid Covid times

The question this mesmerising account raises is did Arun's father, HD Shourie commit euthanasia?

30 Oct 2020 9:52 AM IST

Alain Cocq announced that he was now refusing all food, drink and medicine after President Emmanuel Macron turned down his request for euthanasia. Facebook said its rules dont permit it to portray suicide. (Photo | AFP)

Terminally ill man refused euthanasia blocked by Facebook from...

To show France the agony caused by the law that does not allow euthanasia, Alain Cocq had planned to broadcast the end...

5 Sept 2020 7:01 PM IST