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Karnataka rules on Euthanasia

February 2 , 2025 7 hrs 0 min 28 0

On January 24, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that the right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution encompassed the right to die with dignity.
The right to die with dignity is for people suffering from terminal illness, with no signs of recovery, and facing conditions of lifelong hardship.
Karnataka Health Department issued an order to implement the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing terminally ill patients to die with dignity.
Karnataka is the second State after Kerala to implement the directive.
The primary and secondary medical boards will take the decisions regarding the withholding of treatment after obtaining the consent of the patient’s next of kin or the person nominated in the patient’s advance medical directive.