PASSIVE EUTHANASIA IN THE CONTEXT OF ARTICLE 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION.
ARE THEY EVER RIGHT? WHY LEGISLATE ON EUTHANASIA? EUTHANASIA: It states that the word "EUTHANASIA" is derived from the GREEK WORD "EU" and "THANOTOS" which literally mean "GOOD DEATH" and is otherwise described as "MERCY KILLING". ACTIVE EUTHANASIA : Killing a patient with active means, for example, injecting a patient with a leathal dose of a drug. sometime called "AGGRESSIVE EUTHANASIA". PASSIVE EUTHANASIA : Intentionally letting a patient die by withholding artificial life support such as a ventilator or feeding tube. whether euthanasia can come within the ambit and sweep of Article 21. Article 21 reads as follows:- "21. Protection of life and personal liberty.—No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law." The word "liberty" is the sense an...