Rapid response to:
MPs debate assisted dying amid protests by both sides
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https://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q1040/rrRapid response to:
MPs debate assisted dying amid protests by both sides
BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q982 (Published 30 April 2024)
Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:q982
Rapid Response:
Re: MPs debate assisted dying amid protests by both sides
Dear Editor
Right to die with dignity in India
In January 2023, the Supreme Court (SC) of India had recognised the right to die with dignity, making it easier for terminally ill patients to cease treatment.
It has laid down ‘Advance Medical Directive’ regarding the
‘right of a person to die with dignity. This would serve as a fruitful means for making decision, when a person is faced with a medical condition with no hope of recovery and is continued on life support system/medicines.
After devising a passive euthanasia mechanism in 2018 allowing a dignified end for terminally-ill patients in permanent vegetative state, Supreme Court of India in 2024 has also said such patients had a fundamental right to palliative care till their eventual death.
Competing interests: No competing interests
04 May 2024
M.A. Aleem
Professor of Neurology *Consultant Neurologist **
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College *ABC Hospital **
Siruvathur Perambalur* , Annamalai nagar Trichy 620018** Tamilnadu India
@drmaaleem
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