Title: EUTHANASIA – Right to life vs. Right to death
Headings: EUTHANASIA – Right to life vs. Right to death
EUTHANASIA – Right to life vs. Right to death
Definition
History
Historical Position in India
Difference between Suicide and Euthanasia
Types of Euthanasia
Related Acts and Statutes
The Question of Fundamental Right
Euthanasia and Abetment to Suicide
Legal Procedure
Can death be a good thing?
Indian perspective
Landmark Judgement
Conclusion

Content: History
Euthanasia is not a new concept. Let’s peek into the pages of the history in order to understand the concept more heedfully. In 500 BC, Euthanasia started in the ancient time of Greece and Rome. One of the incidents which came forward was that those who were born with severe defects were being put to an end. In fact, Voluntary Euthanasia was an approved custom for the elderly strata of society. Historical Position in India
During the Vedic Period, religious suicides were common and it can be traced from the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. While writing commentaries on Manu, Govardhana and Kulluka observed that a man may take his death if he is suffering from an incurable disease. There were two views on this –
A) By helping others to end their lives is releasing him from unbearable suffering. B) By helping others to end their lives disturbs the cycle of death and rebirth and those who help will take the remaining sins of the deceased person. But now the views of Hindus have changed.