The Right To Die With Dignity: A Jurisprudential Analysis Of Active Euthanasia
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Shagun Singh, Department of Law, University of Calcutta
Zunaid Hassan, Department of Law, University of Calcutta
ABSTRACT
This paper advocates for the legalization of active voluntary euthanasia in India. The paper provides a comparative insight into the current legal scenario regarding euthanasia globally, focusing mainly on the Indian perspective. This includes discussion regarding global euthanasia laws, relevant cases and judgements, and ideologies of medical and legal professionals. It tries to settle the age-old debate on mercy killing drawing from the historical perspectives regarding euthanasia to the postmodern pro- euthanasia laws. After reading this paper, the reader should be able to understand the differences between euthanasia and suicide as a whole, along with the various types of euthanasia and the legal questionnaire that arise out of it. This article mainly focuses on why active voluntary euthanasia is the better option in comparison to passive euthanasia, and why, given the current medico-legal scenario, India should legalize the process of active voluntary euthanasia, providing the patient actual will over their life and death, preserving the right to die a dignified death as provided under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.
