The Supreme Court of India praised the family of Harish Rana for donating his corneas and heart valve after his death, with Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan calling the act one of compassion, generosity and a life-saving legacy for others.
The Supreme Court has allowed India’s first ever passive euthanasia, permitting the withdrawal of life support for 32-year-old Harish Rana. Injured in a 2013 fall, he has remained 100% quadriplegic and bedridden for over 13 years.
Today, On 11th March, In a historic first, the Supreme Court has allowed passive euthanasia, permitting withdrawal of life support for 31-year-old Harish Rana, who has remained in a vegetative state since a 2013 fall from a building for many years.
India’s Supreme Court has reserved its judgment in the Harish Rana case, addressing life support withdrawal for patients in irreversible vegetative states. The decision could set a landmark precedent for passive euthanasia in the country.
The Supreme Court has directed Noida district hospital to form a medical board to assess whether life support for a 31-year-old quadriplegic man can be legally withdrawn. The case follows his father’s plea citing continuous suffering and worsening health over the past 12 years.
