Can’t bear the pain anymore? Will Harish Rana, who has been bedridden for 11 years, get ‘euthanasia’? Important meeting of the Medical Board of AIIMS:

News India Live, Digital Desk: The fate of 36-year-old Harish Rana, who has been lying on the same side for the last 11 years and hanging between life and death, can be decided today. Following the instructions of Delhi High Court, today AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) A special medical board will meet. In this meeting it will be decided whether Harish ‘Passive Euthanasia’ That is, whether ‘honorable death’ can be given or not.

What is the story of Harish Rana? In the year 2013, a tragic accident changed Harish’s life. He suffered serious head and spinal injuries due to his fall from the fourth floor, after which he became completely bedridden. For the last decade his parents, now elderly, have been taking care of him. Harish can neither speak nor walk and is completely dependent on life support and others.

Parents plea in court: ‘Free us while we are alive’ Harish’s parents had made an emotional appeal by knocking on the door of Delhi High Court. He said that he now has neither the financial resources nor the physical capacity left to see his son in pain. The petition demands that Harish’s ‘eye feeding tube’ be removed so that he can be freed from this endless pain.

Role and legal implications of AIIMS Board According to the Supreme Court’s landmark 2018 decision, ‘passive euthanasia’ is allowed in India, but there are very strict rules for it. Today the doctors of AIIMS will examine the physical and mental condition of Harish and submit their report to the court. This report will decide whether Harish will get the ‘right to die with dignity’ or his fight will continue.