between the care of the living patient on one hand
and euthanasia - actively causing his death to avoid or to end
his suffering ... Germany, France and United States
of America. It also noted that active euthanasia is illegal in all
States in USA, but physician-assisted death
very idea of
withholding food or putting her to sleep by active medication
(mercy killing) is extremely difficult for anybody working in
Seth GSMC ... matured enough to accept the execution
of an Act of Euthanasia or Mercy Killing. I fear that this may
get misused and our monitoring
under :-
(I) Active euthanasia
(II) Passive euthanasia
(III) Voluntary euthanasia
(IV) Non voluntary euthanasia
(V) Involuntary euthanasia.
::: Uploaded on - 09/12/2020 ::: Downloaded ... Regulation 6 .7 governs the subject of euthanasia. It
reads thus :-
6.7. Euthanasia : Practicing euthanasia shall constitute
unethical conduct. However, on specific occasion, the
question
passive euthanasia; (ii) the
constitutional basis for permitting passive euthanasia under Article
21 of the Constitution of India; (iii) the impermissibility of active
euthanasia under ... choice between active and passive
euthanasia. For their Lordships, the term ‘euthanasia’ was reserved
exclusively for ‘Active Euthanasia’. What all the four concurring
opinions
recognised as of two
distinct types : the first is active euthanasia, where
death is caused by the administration of a lethal
injection or drugs. Active ... recognised these two types of
euthanasia i.e. active and passive. It also noted that
active euthanasia is impermissible, which was so held
euthanasia: it is a
murder. Hence, euthanasia can be voluntary only".
1.2 We are here concerned with passive euthanasia as distinct from 'active ... society who believe
that euthanasia should be made lawful, but as the laws now stand, euthanasia
(other than passive euthanasia) is a crime in common
Apex Court has dealt with;
"i) Mercy killing or euthanasia -
Active euthanasia using lethal
substances or forces to kill terminally
ill patient - Illegal ... care of the living
patient and, on the other hand,
euthanasia-actively causing his death to
avoid or to end his suffering. Euthanasia
though
it is not necessary to deal with physician assisted suicide
or euthanasia cases, a brief reference to this decision
cited ... care of
the living patient and on the other hand euthanasia -
actively causing his death to avoid or to end his suffering.
Euthanasia
both euthanasia and assisted suicide are not lawful in India. The right to life does not include the right to die and that euthanasia could ... life is inconclusive. The euthanasia is of two types; active and passive. The active euthanasia entails the use of lethal substances or forces to kill
cannot, by some active means like giving lethal injections, put any person
to death, as it would amount to “active euthanasia” which is illegal ... Society pleads for reading the aforesaid
regulation only to prohibit the active euthanasia and the said regulation
should not be interpreted in a manner which
