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.
No comments:
Post a Comment