LAW OF LIFE: A person cannot be permitted to die, observes the Supreme Court.

Woman in coma for 36 years; her plea in SC

A person cannot be allowed to die according to Indian laws, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday while hearing the petition of a former nurse who has been in coma for 36 years after being raped.

Law makes it easier for Brit woman who wants to die

Debbie Purdy has multiple sclerosis, wants assistance in suicide.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/law-makes-it-easier-for-brit-woman-who-wants-to-die/98255-2.html

Reality TV star Jade Goody begged doctors to kill her

Jade Goody is suffering form cancer that has ravaged her body.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/reality-tv-star-jade-goody-begged-doctors-to-kill-her/86183-8.html

Italian woman at centre of euthanasia row dies

Eluana Englaro spent the last 17 years in a vegetative state after a car accident.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/italian-woman-at-centre-of-euthanasia-row-dies/84943-2.html

Kerala church up in arms over legal mercy killing plan

Law Reforms Commission has proposed to make euthanasia legal.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/kerala-church-up-in-arms-over-legal-mercy-killing-plan/82535-3.html

Daniel James’s parents will not be charged

Daniel James parents who assisted their son in committing suicide wont be charged.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/daniel-jamess-parents-will-not-be-charged/80305-2.html

Mercy killing is still not accpetable

Is taking a life going against nature or is keeping someone alive with machine support unethical.

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/72446/mercy-killing-is-still-not-accpetable.html

Legalise mercy killing, Law Commission tells Govt

The Panel's recommendation has once again stirred the debate in India.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/legalise-mercy-killing-law-commission-tells-govt/68306-3.html

Cancer patient dies after making plea to take life

Sebire-- who suffered rare type of nasal cancer -- was fighting for her right to die.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cancer-patient-dies-after-making-plea-to-take-life/61699-2.html

Who chooses between life and death?

If your child is terribly and the doctors give up. But you're not ready to give up. Who gets to choose?

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/39276/who-chooses-between-life-and-death.html

Moose on the loose pulls chopper down

A moose charged a hovering helicopter used by a wildlife biologist, damaging the aircraft's tail rotor.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/moose-on-the-loose-pulls-chopper-down/35310-2.html

Santhara is not suicide: Jain scholars

The Jain community in Rajasthan defend the ritual santhara, terming birth and death as "religious festivals".

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/santhara-is-not-suicide-jain-scholars/23115-3.html

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