Harish Rana Passive Euthanasia Full Process: Harish Rana of Ghaziabad is in coma for the last 13 years. The Supreme Court has given him permission for passive euthanasia. Know how the entire process of euthanasia will happen after the court order and how the doctors will gradually remove the medical support.
Harish Rana, a resident of Ghaziabad, has been lying between life and death in an unconscious state for the last 13 years. In 2013, when he was studying in Chandigarh, he suffered a serious head injury after falling from the fourth floor of the hostel. After this accident, he became 100 percent disabled and remained bedridden continuously. Due to remaining in the same condition for a long time, many deep wounds were formed on his body. Seeing this condition of their son, the parents had filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking permission for euthanasia.
Supreme Court gives permission for passive euthanasia
Hearing the case, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Vishwanathan cited the medical report of AIIMS. The report clearly stated that there was no medical possibility of Harish’s recovery. The court said that this decision was not easy to take, but keeping a person in unbearable pain for a long time is also not humane. On this basis, the court gave permission to Harish Rana for passive euthanasia.
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Supreme Court explained the entire process
The court has made it clear in its order that this process will be completely under the rules of passive euthanasia. Under this, Harish will be admitted to the Palliative Care Department of AIIMS, Delhi. There, under the supervision of specialist doctors, the medical support and treatment being given to keep them alive will be gradually removed. The court has also directed that this process should be completed in a very sensitive and humane manner.
The treatment will be removed gradually, arrangements will be made to keep the pain less.
According to the court’s instructions, the life support, medicines and artificial nutrition given to Harish will be stopped in a phased manner. However, during this time it will be ensured that they do not suffer any kind of physical pain. For this, doctors will continue to give pain relieving medicines if needed. That is, along with removing the treatment, care will also be taken that the entire process is as minimally painful as possible for the patient.
Hearing will be held again after four weeks, medical panel formed
The Supreme Court has also said that a hearing will be held again after four weeks to review the implementation of this decision. Also, the court has directed all the chief medical officers of the country to form special medical panels to investigate such cases. It is believed that this case of Harish Rana of Ghaziabad can give rise to a new legal and social debate in India on passive euthanasia and the right to ‘death with dignity’.
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