Right To Die With Dignity: Should Passive Euthanasia Be Made Accessible To Marginalized Communities?
Asra Siddiqui, B.A.LL.B., City Academy Law College (Affiliated to University of Lucknow, Lucknow)
ABSTRACT
While effluent and elite demographics, possess enough resources and awareness to navigate accessibility problems and claim their rights, the underserved and Marginalized groups faces various barriers that restricts their access and they are often deprived of their legal rights, this paper investigates these disparities and aims to contribute to social justice and equity in society. It also highlight the perpetual inequity in realization of legal rights and need for feasible pathways with a view to making society more egalitarian. This paper helps to shape the understanding regarding the extent to which these hurdles restrict the accessibility and what may be it’s possible and effective solutions. Although multiple hurdles exists, this piece of writing along with key ethical debates, exposes four primary barriers which is restricting the accessibility of passive euthanasia. By adopting doctrinal research methodology and relying on landmark judgments, official government reports and statistical data, existing secondary literature including peer-reviewed research papers, this work is completed. In the end the paper concludes by suggesting active and needed reforms and suggestions to ensure proper implementation and reduce problems of these vulnerable groups.
Keywords: Passive Euthanasia, Marginalized communities, Article 21, Living will, End-of-life care, Lack of accessibility.
