Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: TH
Context: The article contrasts end-of-life care in India and the West, emphasizing the need for a dignified passing for all. It calls for a rational system to ensure peaceful deaths and highlights the Right to Peaceful Death
What is the Right to Peaceful Death?
The Right to Peaceful Death refers to the right of individuals to pass away with dignity and without unnecessary suffering.
It is not explicitly mentioned in the Indian Constitution. However, the Supreme Court of India has recognized the right to die with dignity as a fundamental aspect of the right to life under Article 21. This recognition came in the landmark case of Common Cause (A Regd. Society) v. Union of India (2018), where the court upheld the legality of passive euthanasia and the right to make advance directives for medical treatment.
