The Supreme Court has allowed passive euthanasia for Ghaziabad resident Harish Rana, who has been unconscious for nearly 13 years after a severe accident. The decision has renewed discussion around ...
In March 2026, the Supreme Court permitted the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, directing that Harish Rana be ...
Passive euthanasia means discontinuing or withdrawing the external life support or medical treatment being used to keep a critically ill patient alive, allowing the patient to die naturally.
For the very first time in India, the Supreme Court has allowed for passive euthanasia in the case of 31-year-old Harish Rana. After falling from a balcony, he has been in a coma for the past 13 years ...
Harish Rana's condition is now being discussed across the country. Many people are deeply moved by his situation, reflecting ...
The court allowed the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment for 32-year-old Harish Rana, who has been in a persistent vegetative state for over 13 years after suffering head injuries from a fall in ...
Speaking to The Indian Express, advocate Nandakumar, who represented Harish Rana’s family in the Supreme Court, said the judgment reinforces the process already laid down by the court in the Common ...
While ‘Passive Euthanasia’ has been legalized in the country since 2018, Rana’s case became the first bureaucratic implementation of the directives.
The Supreme Court has allowed the withdrawal of medical support for Harish Rana, a patient in a vegetative state since 2013.
Passive euthanasia in India explained: the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Harish Rana case, how the Aruna Shanbaug judgment shaped the law, which countries allow euthanasia, and why it remains ...
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