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Passive euthanasia verdict: Jain monks thank SC for the landmark ruling

Recognising the right to die with dignity, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Kumar Misra passed the order

ANI  |  Jaipur (Rajasthan) 

Jain Muni (monk) Tarun Sagar on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's landmark decision to allow passive euthanasia, saying it coincided with the tenets of Jainism.

"The whole world takes birth crying, but Mahavira taught us to die laughing. Today, the has given a historical ruling, which has been a law in Jainism for ages. I thank the (for the verdict)," the monk told ANI.

In a decision passed on Friday, the top court gave legal sanction to passive or withholding treatment essential to life for a terminally-ill patient.

Recognising the right to die with dignity, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Dipak Kumar Misra passed the order.

The bench said passive was permissible with guidelines.

The said 'living will' would be permitted only after obtaining permission from the family members of the person who had sought passive and also from a team of expert doctors who had reached conclusion that the said patient could not be revived.

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First Published: Sat, March 10 2018. 09:02 IST
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