-The Indian Express Verdict on living wills does not take into account socioeconomic realities. A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India has legalised Passive Euthanasia and permitted the “living will”. A person making such a will can state that medical support be withdrawn when he or she becomes terminally ill. The verdict has been hailed for its far-reaching impact on Indian society. Though the five judges differed on the matter,...

-The Telegraph New Delhi: Eminent advocate K.T.S. Tulsi has decided to take the lead among Indians in penning a living will, but most lawyers feel that Friday's Supreme Court judgment legalising Passive Euthanasia is open to misuse in a country notorious for property disputes. "I haven't yet written my living will but shall definitely do so," Tulsi, a Rajya Sabha member, told The Telegraph on Saturday while welcoming the judgment. The court said...

-Business Standard The Supreme Court said a person has the 'right to die with dignity' and can make an advance living will authorising the withdrawal of life-support system In a historic judgement, the Supreme Court on Friday held that the right to die with dignity is a fundamental right, saying that an individual could make an advance "living will" that would authorise Passive Euthanasia under certain circumstances. The apex court's Bench held...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In a milestone verdict expanding the right to life to incorporate the right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court on Friday legalised Passive Euthanasia and approved 'living will' to provide terminally ill patients or those in persistent and incurable vegetative state (PVS) a dignified exit by refusing medical treatment or life support. The verdict, the latest in a string of boosts for individual freedoms by...

-The Hindu Right to dignity includes right to refuse treatment and die with dignity. In a historic decision, the Supreme Court on Friday declared Passive Euthanasia and the right of persons, including the terminally ill, to give advance directives to refuse medical treatment permissible. A Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, in three concurring opinions, upheld that the fundamental right to life and dignity includes right to refuse treatment...