Most people plan on creating a living will, but rarely get around to actually doing it. Creating one now gives you a voice regarding how you want to be treated at the end of your life, as well as ...

Karnataka has also introduced the Advance Medical Directive (AMD), similar to a living will. This allows individuals to ...

The Karnataka government has called for establishing medical boards in hospitals across the state to ensure the right to die ...

In 2018, India's Supreme Court allowed people to draw up living wills and thereby choose passive euthanasia, where medical ...

Karnataka's historic order allows terminally ill patients to withdraw life-sustaining treatment, ensuring dignity in death.

Advance directives (AD) seduce us into believing ... a geriatrician at Harvard Medical School and a researcher in end-of-life care, saying that “‘… the consensus … is that the directives ...

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has issued orders to implement the Supreme Court’s directive regarding a patient’s Right ...

Taking to the social media post 'X', he stated that the department has also come out with an Advance Medical Directive (AMD), or a living will, in which a patient can record their wishes about ...

The health department circular has directed the setting up of medical boards in hospitals across Karnataka to look at ...

Karnataka has taken a groundbreaking step by approving the 'Right to Die with Dignity' order, aligning with Supreme Court rulings to empower terminally ill patients. Explore the ethical concerns, ...

This move aims to benefit terminally ill patients with no hope of recovery or those in a persistent vegetative state, ...