Right to Die with Dignity judgment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Right_to_Die_with_Dignity_judgment
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Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Supreme Court of India judgment
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Common_Cause_v._Union_of_India
gptkbp:bench gptkb:Constitution_Bench
gptkbp:citation gptkb:(2018)_5_SCC_1
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:decision Right to die with dignity is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India
Living wills are legally valid
Passive euthanasia is permitted under strict guidelines
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Right to Die with Dignity judgment
gptkbp:impact Allowed advance medical directives (living wills)
Legalized passive euthanasia in India
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Dipak_Misra
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
5
gptkbp:judgmentDate 2018-03-09
gptkbp:legalIssue Living will
Passive euthanasia
Right to die with dignity
gptkbp:otherJudges gptkb:A._M._Khanwilkar
gptkb:D._Y._Chandrachud
gptkb:A._K._Sikri
gptkb:Ashok_Bhushan
gptkbp:overruledBy Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab (partially)
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Common_Cause_(NGO)
gptkbp:predecessor Euthanasia law in India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Article_21_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:response gptkb:Union_of_India
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Medical_ethics
End-of-life care
Patient autonomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D._Y._Chandrachud
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5