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A Lawyer for a Bangalore-based woman, who went to the Delhi High Court to prevent her friend from travelling to Switzerland for euthanasia, said the petitioner does not seek to penalize or “annoy” the patient, but to help the suffering man. of a debilitating inflammatory disease.
In her plea, the 49-year-old plaintiff asked the government to instruct the court that opposes granting an “emigration permit” to her friend, a forty-something Noida resident, while seeking to save her from flying for euthanasia. on the basis that he had given false data for a visa in India and Array
Although the complainant refused to speak to HT when she contacted through her lawyer, her lawyer said she did not want to sanction the patient but was looking to help her.
“The right to is a basic right. There is no doubt about it. We need to assist you (the patient). But for that, it will have to be stopped. We do not seek to annoy you by filing a thief complaint. “forging documents that oppose you for helping you. We do not need to sanction it. But we are only looking to prevent him from requesting euthanasia,” said lawyer Chandran KR.
Assisted suicide or active euthanasia is illegal in India. In a 2018 ruling, the Supreme Court legally sanctioned passive euthanasia and the execution of living wills for other people with chronic terminal illnesses who are likely to enter a permanent vegetative state. Active euthanasia reaches a doctor, who actively assists in the procedure by injecting deadly ingredients to increase death. Passive euthanasia means the suspension of life-saving treatment.
The woman, who described herself as a close friend of the patient, alleged that her parents, other relatives and friends would suffer “irreparable loss” and “hardship” if they were not prevented from traveling.
The petition also attaches documents to show a text message from the patient to the petitioner that reads, “A look at euthanasia options. Have enough. “
Suffering from myalgic encephalomyelitis since 2014, the friend is destined for Zurich for a medically assisted suicide. Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a complex, debilitating and long-lasting neuroinflammatory disease, the most frequent symptom of which is excessive fatigue.
The statement filed by attorney Subhash Chandran KR, said the patient was in a treatment process called a fecal microbiota transplant (also known as a stool transplant) at AIIMS at an earlier stage, but that it might not continue during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“His symptoms started in 2014 and his condition has deteriorated over the past 8 years. Now he is absolutely bedridden and walks a few steps inside the house.
According to the allegation, the deteriorating scenario forced the patient to think about euthanasia Dignitas, a Zurich-based organization that provides doctors for assisted suicide.
According to the data obtained by the petitioner, his application has been accepted through Dignitas, the first evaluation has been approved and he now awaits the final resolution until the end of August 2022,” the petition says.
The guilty plea says the patient was previously granted a Schengen visa, which allows unrestricted travel to 26 European countries, and offers “false information” that he is being treated at a clinic in Belgium. across Belgium for the first cycle of mental assessment for euthanasia.
He said the patient had no monetary restrictions for further treatment in India or abroad, but remained steadfast in his resolve to be euthanized. The petitioner claimed that he had provided false visa data in India and abroad.
The petition also called for the status quo of a medical commission to read about his condition and provide assistance.
According to the petition, the patient, a resident of Noida, a businessman in Dubai and lives with his parents, who have cared about him for 8 years.
While Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code criminalizes attempted suicide, Section 115(1) of the Mental Health Act states that “any user attempting suicide shall be presumed, unless proven otherwise, to be subject to severe strain and will be attempted and punished. “under that Code.
In 2011, the Supreme Court rejected a petition by writer and activist Pinki Virani to block the life of Aruna Shanbaug, a nurse who spent nearly 42 years in a vegetative state after a sexual assault before her death in 2015.
In March 2018, while detecting passive euthanasia, the Supreme Court legalized a “living will” that authorized the elimination of the life formula for patients suffering from terminal and irreversible illnesses. It identified a person’s right to die with dignity.
He had also established who would execute the will and how the green light for passive euthanasia would be given through the medical board.
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