Why is euthanasia not legal in India?

A five-judge bench, headed by Justice J. S. Verma, in Gian Kaur vs State of Punjab in 1994 had held that both assisted suicide and euthanasia were unlawful. The bench stated that the right to life did not include the right to die, hence overruling the two-judge bench decision in P. read more

Passive euthanasia(means of the withdrawal of life support to patients in a permanent vegetative state) is legal in India.So I think you are talking about Active euthanasia(Active euthanasia entails the use of lethal substances or forces, such as administering a lethal injection, to kill and is the most controversial means). read more

Euthanasia is illegal in many countries including Britain, USA, China, India and in many more countries largely because governments believes in correcting an individual and does not want to promote suicidal actions in the society. As of June 2015, human euthanasia is legal only in the Netherlands, Belgium, Colombia and Luxembourg. read more

Euthanasia is legal in India only if it is passive euthanasia and the court's approval is taken. Read about what is euthanasia, whether it is legal in India, and why euthanasia should or should not be legal in India. read more