Thou shalt not kill; but needst not strive/ Officiously to keep alive.” Arthur Clough’s famous lines, taken out of context, have been the legitimating thought behind non-voluntary euthanasia. In a landmark ruling in Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug vs Union of India, the Supreme Court has created a legal framework for passive, non-voluntary euthanasia under very strict conditions. High courts can now entertain petitions to withdraw life support of patients in what is known as persistent vegetative state (PVS).
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