10 March 2018
Euthanasia( Right to die)
Euthanasia refers to an act of deliberatively ending a persons life to relive suffering. It can be broadly classified as
- Active Euthanasia
- Passive Euthanasia
Active Euthanasia : It refers to deliberately / Actively intervening to end someone’s life. Ex - injection of Sedatives.
Passive Euthanasia : it involves causing a death by withholding a treatment.
Living will / advance directives : it refers to a decision made by an individual in his sound mind about his treatment course in case of a terminal illness or a vegetative state. Allowing advance directives is an indication of respecting autonomy of an individual on his body.
Arguments in favour of euthanasia
- Every individual has to right to die with dignity. It involves person’s right to self determination and autonomy to decide his medical treatment. Right to dignified life under Art 21 of the constitution also shall have a dignified procedure of death.
- It is not wise to keep a person to unnecessary suffering for the future unknown discovery that can save his life.
Arguments against
- Persons can be deprived of valuable future developments that can save him.
- Life is sacrosanct. Voluntarily giving up the life degrades its value.
- It can be misused to kill old age people if proper checks are not kept in place. This misuse can cost a life.
Supreme Court of India observations on Euthanasia : SC of India in ArunaShanbaug case upheld passive Euthanasia. Constitutional bench also upheld the Judgement and allowed / living wills with safeguards.
Lack of right to dignified death deprives an individual of meaningful existence.
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