{"id":206304,"date":"2026-03-11T11:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T05:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=206304"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T05:56:28","slug":"supreme-courts-historic-verdict-13-year-vegetative-pain-ends-as-youth-granted-passive-euthanasia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/supreme-courts-historic-verdict-13-year-vegetative-pain-ends-as-youth-granted-passive-euthanasia\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court\u2019s Historic Verdict; 13-Year &#8216;Vegetative&#8217; Pain Ends as Youth Granted Passive Euthanasia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a landmark judgment that marks a first in Indian legal history, the Supreme Court has granted permission for &#8216;passive euthanasia&#8217; to a 31-year-old youth from Ghaziabad. Harish Rana had been in a &#8216;persistent vegetative state&#8217; for the last 13 years following a tragic accident in 2013, where he fell from the fourth floor of a hostel at Punjab University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His aging parents, unable to see their son in a perpetual state of unconsciousness supported only by tubes and machines, moved the apex court seeking relief. Today, the court allowed the withdrawal of life support, bringing a compassionate end to Harish&#8217;s prolonged suffering. Furthermore, the Supreme Court advised the Central Government to consider drafting a formal law regarding passive euthanasia to handle such complex ethical and medical dilemmas in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a landmark judgment that marks a first in Indian legal history, the Supreme Court has granted permission for &#8216;passive euthanasia&#8217; to a 31-year-old youth from Ghaziabad. 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