In India, the Constitutional Court has made a precedent decision regarding the case of 31-year-old Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state for 13 years. The court allowed passive euthanasia for the first time for the patient based on the family's appeal.
Medianews.az reports that "Hindustan Times" has published information about this.
According to the information, the decision states that stopping medical support that artificially prolongs Rana’s life is considered in the patient's best interest.
The court emphasized in its decision that stopping treatment does not mean abandoning the patient. It was stated that this step is not choosing death but rather not artificially prolonging life, and the process should be carried out humanely.
Harish Rana suffered a severe head injury after falling from the fourth floor of a building in 2013 and has remained completely unresponsive since then.
It should be noted that passive euthanasia means the cessation of life-supporting treatment in patients who have no hope of recovery or whose treatment is considered impossible.
Medianews.az