Supreme Court Allows Passive Euthanasia in First-Ever Case, Permits Withdrawal of Life Support
On 11 March 2026, the Supreme Court of India issued its first-ever order permitting passive euthanasia, allowing the withdrawal of artificial life support for Harish Rana, a 32-year-old man who had been in a coma for more than 12 years after suffering severe head injuries in 2013. A bench of Justice J. B. Pardiwala and…