that the
right to live would include the right not to live, i.e., right to die
or to terminate one‘s life.
16. After ... within it the right to die as a part of fundamental right
guaranteed therein. The Constitution Bench ruled:-
―‗Right to life‘ is a natural right
with dignity, right to privacy and
freedom of expression, right to education and
empowerment, right against violence, right against
exploitation and right against discrimination ... declaring
―right to sexuality‖, ―right to sexual autonomy‖ and ―right to choice of a
sexual partner‖ to be part of the right to life guaranteed
this Court which hold that the right to
dignity is integral to the right to life guaranteed by Article 21 of the
Constitution ... accords right to residence and settlement in
any part of India as a fundamental right. Right to life has been
assured as a basic human
life was given by life itself. All facets of life and its realities touched the courts. It was for the courts to touch life ... Political Rights, 1966 recognises the right to have opinions and the right to freedom of expression under Article 19 is subject to the right
Privacy
case') declared that the right to privacy was part of the right to life under
Article 21 of the Constitution. The lead ... observed:
―118. Life is precious in itself. But life is worth living because
of the freedoms which enable each individual to live life
conflict between the right to life of mother and the right to life of unborn
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HC-NIC Page ... right to privacy and dignity of the
woman as well as an infringement of the right to a healthy and dignified
life of the nascent
right of choice in the context of
the rights of an adult female to exercise her full right to life and
liberty under the Constitution ... right to full
personhood. The Preamble expressly recognized the right to dignity of an
individual. Article 21 guarantees to all persons the right to life
their proper
existence and no other right can be enjoyed without the presence of right
to life and liberty. Life bereft of liberty would ... fundamental of all human rights and any
decision affecting human right or which may put an individual's life at
risk must call
means of livelihood. If the right to livelihood is not treated as a part of the constitutional right to life, the easiest way of depriving ... established by law, if the right to livelihood is not regarded as a part of the right to life. That, which alone makes it possible
means of livelihood. If the right to livelihood is not treated as a part of the constitutional right to life, the easiest way of depriving ... established by law, if the right to livelihood is not regarded as a part of the right to life. That, which alone makes it possible
