When the legislature and executive do not show inclination to act on certain issues, the people have only the courts to turn to.

How passive euthanasia verdict settles debate between judiciary and legislature

The Mumbai nurse spent 42 years in vegetative state after she was raped by a wardboy.

How the life and death of Aruna Shanbaug changed the debate over mercy killing in India

Supreme Court finally allowing passive euthanasia is momentous for many reasons.

Why passive euthanasia bill is not in best interests of other patients

The proposed law, as it stands, may put at risk the lives of the sick, elderly, depressed and handicapped.

She died after being in coma for over four decades since being sexually assaulted. Her unbearable ordeal gave rise to a strong debate on euthanasia.