— Dinesh Gundu Rao/ದಿನೇಶ್ ಗುಂಡೂರಾವ್ (@dineshgrao) January 31, 2025My Karnataka Health Department, @DHFWKA, passes a historic order to implement the Supreme Court’s directive for a patients Right to Die with dignity.
This will immensely benefit those who are terminally ill with no hope of
recovery, or are in a persistent vegetative state, and… pic.twitter.com/UxN2zMdN1c
The minister said this will greatly help terminally ill patients with no hope of recovery or those in a persistent vegetative state who no longer benefit from life-sustaining treatment.
“We have also come out with an Advance Medical Directive (AMD), or a living will, in which a patient can record their wishes about their medical treatment in the future,” he said.
This important step, according to the minister, will bring great relief and a dignified sense of closure to many families and individuals.
“Karnataka is a progressive state and we are always at the forefront in upholding liberal and equitable values for a more and just society,” he added.
On March 9, 2018, a five-judge bench comprising Dipak Misra CJI, AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, and Ashok Bhushan ruled that the right to die with dignity is a fundamental right.
The Supreme Court observer quoted, “An individual’s right to execute advance medical directives is an assertion of the right to bodily integrity and self-determination and does not depend on any recognition or legislation by a State.”
This ruling empowers terminally ill patients to opt for dignified end-of-life care through advance directives or living wills.
