Although there is a dearth of
legislations relating to Euthanasia in India, the Supreme Court of India
pronounced a landmark judgment in March 2011, which effectively permitted
administering euthanasia in the country (The Hindu, 2011). The Court also
directed the Indian Government to reconsider the law relating to suicide, the
Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, in order to redefine the notion of
suicide and attempt to suicide. Otherwise, there is a possibility of
considering euthanasia as either suicide or attempt or abetment to suicide.
Accordingly, the intentions of both patient and Doctor would be misread and
their acts would be construed as punishable offences.
Friday, 1 February 2019
Euthanasia: India`s Major Religious Points of Views
The term euthanasia
has taken world-wide discussion which assumes various dimensions of acceptance
and rejection. The modern advance medical technology raises moral issues of
sustaining life and withdrawing life support or taking life which brought
attention of religious thinkers or philosophers. The purpose of this article is
to describe India`s major religious standing on end of life decisions. That is
to consider Hindu`s, Christians and Islamic religious views on euthanasia and
how these religions addresses the issue. The review on religious views on
euthanasia is based on literature research. The study observes that Muslims are
against to assisted dying on the ground that life is sacred and once can live
longer period where god wishes. Further,
Christians believe that no one can permit the killing of innocent person if it
does it is the violation of divine law. According to Hinduism there are two
views on euthanasia. That is one who put an end to the life is fulfilling moral
obligations and other view is that who perform euthanasia will invite rest of
patients Karma. It can be observed from the above religious belief that in all
these religions it is god who created this life and only he can take a life of
human being.
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