Pallium India » court http://palliumindia.org Care Beyond Cure Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:51:49 +0000 en hourly 1 Public interest litigation in Supreme Court of India http://palliumindia.org/2009/12/public-interest-litigation-in-supreme-court-of-india/ http://palliumindia.org/2009/12/public-interest-litigation-in-supreme-court-of-india/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:30:58 +0000 mrrajagopal http://palliumindia.wordpress.com/?p=318 Two years back the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) had filed a case before the Supreme Court of India asking for a national palliative care policy, simplification of narcotic regulations and for inclusion of palliative care in the medical curriculum.

The case came up for hearing on 7 December 2009, but the court decided to give one more chance to some government agencies to respond and postponed the final hearing to an unspecified date.

]]> http://palliumindia.org/2009/12/public-interest-litigation-in-supreme-court-of-india/feed/ 0 India court admits plea to end life of rape victim http://palliumindia.org/2009/12/india-court-admits-plea-to-end-life-of-rape-victim/ http://palliumindia.org/2009/12/india-court-admits-plea-to-end-life-of-rape-victim/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:30:00 +0000 mrrajagopal http://palliumindia.wordpress.com/?p=321 The public, as well as the medical and legal professions, continue to be confused about the distinction between euthanasia and withdrawal of life support in the face of futility of treatment.

Aruna Shanbaug, a nurse in Mumbai, has been paralysed and considered “brain-dead” since she was attacked by a rapist in November 1973.

Pinki Virani, a journalist who has authored a book on Aruna, has filed a case before the Supreme Court of India asking for permission to end Aruna‟s life.

The BBC report goes on to say that “The court will examine if the plea is “akin to euthanasia”.

The medical communities, and particularly palliative care experts, have a responsibility to clear the confusion.

Please read about it at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8417549.stm

Thank you Dr Charu Singh, for bringing this to our attention.

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