SC mulls 'living will to die' for passive euthanasia: All you need to know

A 'living will' provides written directions regarding patient's preferences to end his life at a stage where he can no longer express informed consent

Should the Supreme Court legitimise ‘living will to die’ for terminally ill patients? While hearing a petition on Tuesday that concerns the right of a person to make a living will if he or she becomes incapable of doing so at a later stage, the court on Wednesday indicated it might recognise the execution of the will in cases of passive euthanasia.

The bench was hearing a petition filed in 2005 by an NGO, which said when a medical expert opines that a person afflicted with a terminal disease has reached a point of no return, he should be