Top India court allows passive euthanasia, but few aware of ‘living wills’
- New Delhi, India – In a crowded ward of New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India’s premier public hospital, a mother sits quietly beside her 29-year-old son, Piyush Singh*.
- Diagnosed with stomach cancer a year ago, Singh has already undergone five rounds of chemotherapy.
- He now lies in the hospital’s palliative care unit, where the goal is no longer to cure the disease but to relieve pain and preserve his dignity.
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- New Delhi, India – In a crowded ward of New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India’s premier public hospital, a mother sits quietly beside her 29-year-old son, Piyush Singh*.
- Diagnosed with stomach cancer a year ago, Singh has already undergone five rounds of chemotherapy.
- He now lies in the hospital’s palliative care unit, where the goal is no longer to cure the disease but to relieve pain and preserve his dignity.
Sources: Al Jazeera