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Mercy Killing

mercy killing should not be allowed in india under any circumstances for a simple reason that our legal system is very weak in this regard.only when an amendment explaining the consequences of misuse of euthanasia is passed, it can be allowed in india. but

Sent by arun kalaivanan

iam an doctor basically who have met situations which is that bad who needs euthanasia..it all depends on the pt as well the relatives i.e the care givers of the pt and the treating doctor who knows the prognosis of the disease which he should explain to t

Sent by dr.gokul

i differ on the point telling onl doctors should decide. the panel of doctors and the next of the kin should decide the final say would be of the next of the kin

Sent by g.lakshmi

it is more likely to be misused.

Sent by dr s r gupta

as with any other human activity, if euthanasia is administered in a way that is supported by proper policy and procedures, the risk of misuse will be minimised.

Sent by roshan mani

we are nobody to decide on or give up on a persons life..it should be left to god..

Sent by mahinoor shaik

mercy killing should be legalised in india. its better to die than bearing suffering!

Sent by surjeet

this should not be allowed at all. if any one wants to die, it should be on his/her own. complexities can arise due to every individual having different opinions.

Sent by pradeep

life and death is in the hands of god alone.

Sent by bosco

if some person is suffering from some chronic deseases where brain death is a metter of time 7 that person is surviving through artifical helps like ventilators then that person have a right to opt mercy killing.but before all these legal help & advise is

Sent by anannya

any biological phenomenon developed will surely be for the optimistic use right..... it depends on the people who manipulate it or utilize it..... so it would be much better if pros and cons are studied before the administration of the procedure....

Sent by preethi muthyal

this drug is very necessary to the world for permanantly unabled, people in last stages but not dying. by this we can give them peaceful death n save lot of time manpower and money.

Sent by dr rathish johnson

euthanasia should not be allowed in india at any cost.it is the act of showing mercy to ourself, when we dont like to see the patient suffering.it wont help the patient in anyway.

Sent by h.guruprasath

a special group/team should be formed that should include god fearing people too

Sent by m. fernandes

only the individual concerned can decide whether he/she needs to terminate his/her life or not. if one feels one cannot carry on one should have the right to terminate ones life. the doctor or relatives are no judges

Sent by ramdas iyer

i think euthanasia is subjective. if a person has been on life support for more than half his life, i think he would probably be better off not living. but again if his doctors say he has even 1% chance of recovering, who are we to take his life away from

Sent by sukanya

i very strongly think it should not be legalised in india bcoz for some if its like releaving a person from pain, i agree that it can become a mean of exploitation/abuse.

Sent by puja

i think that euthanasia can be legalised only by including a panel of doctors and also the relatives of the patient who can decide about the state of the patient.maximum priority must be given to the view of the panel of doctors

Sent by paduka padhy

mercy killing should be based on the patients who are wiling.

Sent by v.naveen

euthanasia or mercy killing is a matter of individual concern. the act should be depend on the condition of patient, his/her financial soundness.patients kin views etc. authority also consider view of experties in medical field professional,lawyer, social

Sent by vijay

in my view, no human has the right to kill anyone. its upto god the almight. he is the one who brought us in this world and he is the one who decised about our death. mercy killing is equal to suicide, and when suicide is illegal even mercy killing should

Sent by waseem feroz

mercy killings should be allowed only in the case of serious irrepairable medical circumstances. rather than the patient being alive and suffering the pain he could be allowed to sleep permanently to end the torture. but it should have very strong laws go

Sent by girish.s

i think this requires a lot of maturity & responsibility on the part of the family members & the society at large. it should only be done on the doctorss advise after taking legal advise.

Sent by v. kamakshi

in our county a law permitting euthanasia will be highly misused. i think this law works against the basic human right to live.

Sent by ashwanthi miranda

it may be introduced in india. before taking this step, consultation with a doctor is necessary.

Sent by balaji

euthanasia can be implemented in india if one is in v.serious illness or if doctors say, there is no chance to get back the victim from senses or if the family has no sufficient funds to make him live (100% with clinical support, knowing v.well he cant sur

Sent by ananth

in india it should not be allowed, it will create lot of loop holes for the criminals.

Sent by paulraj p

it should be solely in cases where the dependants are not able to take care of the aggrieved and the patients themselves want no more to live as they cannot do anything.

Sent by t leela sai

this can support most ill patients who will be almost in the death bed and the families cannot afford to the treatment. it is very sensible for our nation to have an agreement in mercy killing when the respective families agree on the same with the doct

Sent by sushama

people suffering from terminal disease can definetly opt for euthanasia. especially so if they are aged. i have seen my grandma suffering from bed soares with no vailable treatment then. she had to live with it for about a month before she breathed.

Sent by meenakshi vijay

to live or not to live a whole and soul a personal issue

Sent by girish

euthanasia should be allowed but strictly under medical and legal supervision or even a body of people legally set up to decide the issue. it can be dangerously misused bt the next of kin

Sent by g shanta

i think it should be implemented but need to be gone through very strick procedure of law and keeping in view that one wrong step can lead to the end of life which can be return at all.

Sent by prateek dubey

option of mercy killinghas to be giving in few cases but the laws should be made strict enough to make sure it isnot misused(which is really difficult task).

Sent by sramesh

mercy killing is very essential for millions of people around the world who suffer high pain from any of the diseases for months when the doctors know that they are going to die. there should be someway to help them have a peaceful death instead of torturi

Sent by nikhil gangavane

under certain circumstances where there is no hope for the patient, i believe the doctor can take this dicision.

Sent by arup

ya, i think it is the doctor who can decide. because in the past it happend that some families got bankrupt due to their emotional touch with the client.

Sent by ravinder kumar

in a way euthanasia shoud be allowed in extreme cases. when the suffering, pain becomes unbeaable and medicines fail to provide relief what is the use in making the person suffer?moreso when the treatment is becoming prohibitively costlier and when the p

Sent by n s sharada prasad

the opinion of the terminally-ill patient is paramount provided he/she is mentally sound

Sent by ananya

if the person is physically suffering which is un-bearable to himself/herself, and that if the doctors confirm the suffering not curable, then with the voluntary willingness of the person in suffering and with the consultation of the doctor the person suff

Sent by dolly

in my opinion nobody have the right to kill anyone.

Sent by vijaya suresh

i feel euthanasia shud be given a green signal in our country after planin detailed law statements...a person shud go ahead with this only if his clinical state is such that medical treatment is beyond the patients financial cirlce or if there isnt any re

Sent by vishal vijayan

there would be misuse of the law in india to start of with, but then a person living in pain should not be suffering for the rest of his life. i hope every one prefers a decent painless death.

Sent by nanichecks

mercy killing should allowed only if a person has unbearable pain and he will surely die within 2 days.mercy killing can be used best during fire accidents,if there is no hope because the burning pain will be unbearable. it should not be practiced on any

Sent by ebenezer

any sort of leeway can be manipulated by the opportunist.

Sent by m.jaffer mohiuddin

in critical condition of the person and family members opinion the mercy killing may be considered.

Sent by geetha devi

this should be opted only there is no other option..

Sent by makarandh kumar

it is not the one persons(kin) decision to be taken but the familys decision

Sent by kishore

mercy killing may be necessary in extreme cases as otherwise everyone suffers. but it has to be rarest of rare after appropriate medical and legal advices and consent of family members, including that of the person concerned , if possible.

Sent by umesh

too sensistive, too many factors to judge on.....

Sent by kartik annamalai

euthanasia should be allowed, it solves many problems for suferers, specially helpful for poor

Sent by g.s.reddy

mercy killing is sin.

Sent by sujatha.v

if a person is unable to do any type of daily activites and always depending on others,i think mercy killing is better as he always in a state of mind that he is no use to this earth,feel depressed and making other people depressed who are with him.

Sent by harish.n

the need exists,in cases where life and suffering are only prolonged, disregarding the quality of life and prognasis. the challenge lies in formulating a fair and just mechanism,very essential in our country, due to general lack of awareness of the issues

Sent by k.u.limaye

euthanasia should be avoided at all costs; except in extreme cases when financial and inhuman suffering factors are involved.

Sent by griselda pinto

life is a gift of god which should not be abused and disrespected. no man of any posission of law and authority has the right to decide the killing of another human unless guilty of a serious crime.

Sent by alam

i work in a hospital and have come across people pleading to be helped at the end of their lives, when theyre in pain. if we can have the right to abortion, choice of careers, choice of where we live and when to go on vacation, why cant we have a right to

Sent by sheela jaywant

it can advised as a measure of relief to those who are suffering with tormenting ailments , but at the same time this can be misused in countries like india for personal gains of some family members.so strict law and regulations should be framed before im

Sent by premaa

mercy killing sometimes seems to be better option. but in india there is high chance of this being used for criminal activities.so we should keep watching those who allows this, so as to devise the strategy that suits us. initially some doctors with good t

Sent by dip

euthanasia should be legalized in india, as it is as simple as the fundamental right of choice.

Sent by devyani

euthansia should always be encouraged for terminally sick patient. if possible the patient should be the sole decider or else the next of the kin be consulted in carrying out the same. involving the doctor is also necessary in decision making process as we

Sent by prabir kumar dutta

if it bears valid reason, mercy killing can be allowed.

Sent by kavitha.m

euthanasia should only be allowed if the decision is taken by the patient himself if he is in full control of his mental faculty.

Sent by vimal rajani

i feel the decision should be taken by the patient himself as this it can be widely misused by corrupt people, and we have many of them unfortunately

Sent by rahul bawdekar

it should be permitted only to those who dosent have any chances of recovery,who are engaged in bed since last 5 years and became very difficult to manage.

Sent by swapnil bapat

need euthanasia in india, we have lots of suffering people. if we have any law to kill people who are no use to country like people who do no work just rome entierday and beg or wats of resource of family will be good.

Sent by suresh

i believe it is good to ban mercy killing but this should be attached with a guarantee from the government that they are ready to pay for the treatment in case the patient cannot bear the same. in a country like india, we have millions of people not abl

Sent by arun jain

the individual, doctor and close of kin should be consulted and a comittee of eminent people from all spheres of the society( specially formed panel)should decide. definitely mercy killing has its own relevance in todays world where the children are no lon

Sent by narasimha rao.s

gandhiji himself is reported to have said its better to kill a suffering goat than let it die painfully. i have participated and spoken in many debates in this particular topic. people claim of miraculous cures etc. a possible difference maybe if the patie

Sent by y.avinash

life is god given and god alone can take it back.the so called mercy killing is an attempt to transgress the rule of lord and hence is sinfull and a crime. suffering in this world is for ones purification and atonement and hence is a mercy by itself.

Sent by krishna murthy

euthanasia should not be legalised in any country as it can be misused by patients relative.however if it becomes an absolute necessary it can bs allowed only under strict legal and medical supervision.

Sent by jayjeet

a bad step against humanity

Sent by sara

it will help to those who have lost hopes of survival & cannot die. patients who are in bed for long period of time & families cannot afford the fees of hospitals.

Sent by ashish shirsat

mercy killing should be done only when the person has zero chances of living, when all his organs stop functioning, when there is absolutely no chances of his normal survival.. in such cases the doctors play a major role where they need to analyse correct

Sent by garett

mercy killing should be left to the patient. if the patient is unable to speak, it should be left to the legal juridiction to allow mercy killing of the patient. if left to doctors or family, they may allow killing due to personal grudges.

Sent by murthy

the biggest drawback with mercy killing is that it will surely be misused..definitely in india...and may in other parts of the world too...but if we ignore its dark lines...it can save people from suffering.

Sent by neha gupta

euthanasia should only be recommended for medical reasons and it should not become a channel of escape for all worries(as normal suicide is. apart from the severity of pain, things like their economic conditions(present and future) need to be considered. a

Sent by srikanth.m

anything will be misused in india.

Sent by subashini chowdhury

it is the nature of human being to fight hard sometime when person suffering from incurable disease or acute pain also paralysis demand for mercy killing sometime their kin by their consent or without, demand for mercy killing this is due to severe conditi

Sent by vijendra chourey

mercy killing is not a good practice ...and we should not encourage such acts in india

Sent by kanchan

it should be decided by the next of kin in consultation with the doctors. additionally, legal advice should also be sought prior to taking a decision, so that it may not be abused by next of kin.

Sent by enakshi

based on the doctors prgonosis, a legal opinion (especially where money is involved) and the relatives mental, physical and financial capacity to take care of the sick person a decision can be taken after all avaialble treatment has been tried out.

Sent by archana pande

mercy killing should be alloweded in india for those who are suffering for longer time or whos illness is fatal and not willing to take treatment as it is waste of money and suffering beyond tolerance limit .doctor can decide such case and stop medicine of

Sent by pranab basu

man has a right to live with dignity,but he has a bigger right to die with dignityand all cultural or religous restrictions are made by mentally stagnant people.

Sent by c>m>kapoor

in my opinion if the dependent human is in a total vegetable state and the doctors dont see any ray of hope for the recovery, then euthanasia should be applied by acquiring a court order. to reflect transperancy in this, the next of kin in and the doctors

Sent by p r damji

legislative body of the state, judiciary system and eminent social workers to be involved to decide on such cases.

Sent by arup kumar das

euthanasia or mercy killing are almost one and the same thing except for some of the technical diferences. i think terminally ill patietns, in whom the chances of recovery are infinitely negligible should be offered mercy killing. i have the a

Sent by mahavir gemavat

euthanasia is very much necessary in india...and it can be allowed in critical cases where no longer a cure can be made like third stage cancer...

Sent by venkat

very difficult to say....but i have seen cancer people suffer & family is asking for release

Sent by saurabh

mercy killing should be permitted only if a panel of doctors agree that the person cannot resume a bit of his normal life. there should not be any loop holes. law must be strict on it.

Sent by cijin

euthanasia if it is executed in india it will surely be misused to kill others

Sent by raj kumar grs

mercy killing can be allowed in the case of a person when there is no reversal in his case

Sent by v sasirekha

try to save life. if death occurs despite all possible treatments, then so be it. however, for them who can not afford expensive treatments, society/goverment should make provisions for their treatment, but not mercy killing

Sent by ramakrushna

the euthanasia is acceptable only on patients acceptance, recommendations of doctors along with leagal advise

Sent by r prasad

its a very sophisticated puzzle, where one has to take a decision on others life. in india, possibilties are that it would be greatly misused to get away from our own responsibility.

Sent by dennis

if allowed this would be a easy way out for all murder crimes in india.

Sent by santosh kumar menon

it should be leagalised

Sent by aditya seth

when person is not able to face problem of his life, he should allow for the same

Sent by gh

it should not either be permitted in india nor any where across the world.

Sent by deepa mukherejee

it may sometimes prove to be detrimental and be grossly misused, but there certainly are some cases wherein it becomes necessary. in case of proper legal course being followed supported by the patients consent, approval of his/her family and the doctors op

Sent by sd

it should be allowed only with the combined consent of the person, the family members and also legal advice

Sent by vaibhav misra

it should be allowed in very critical cases but after taking medical and legal permission

Sent by geetanjali

mercy killing should be allowed after looking at all prevailing conditions like the decease is not cured and patient is under severe pain. this authority should be given to a combined decision of his or her spouse and children.

Sent by phaneendra kumar

in some cases,which are not curable, i think its better to allow mercy killing rather that keeping the patient alive and let him/her suffer the pain. i think it should be allowed to patients only with approval from the doctors and the patient himself/herse

Sent by sandeep

my opinion is that euthanasia is a boon to those who are sufferring fom disaeses invoving intolerable pain . it should be employed with extreme caution that too in the case of diseases for which treatment is impossible.

Sent by raji

emotions hamper judgement. so, kith and kin being deciders will be a bad idea. as for the doctors being the decision makers, there is need for a well defined process. considering the propensity to give /take bribes in india, i would certainly think that i

Sent by ram

there are times when no treatment or medicine would wean patients out of their pain and distress. in times like this, euthanasia could be the only way out. however in countries like india where illiteracy rates are still quite high and family feuds quite p

Sent by priya s

mercy killing is not bad, but it can be misused in india. i should not be legalised in india. it should be practised in exceptional cases with proper monitoring authority.

Sent by puneet pasrija

it should be legalised. some measurement has to be taken to avoid of misusing it like the person to be killed must have a longstanding health problem supported by the medical records. the doctors should certify that the person has not even 0.5% of returnin

Sent by dr. lakshmanan

mercy killing always welcome in india.

Sent by ragavan

i think there should be stringent laws built and a process defined for carrying out such an act. on one hand it is something that can be misused and therefore some very strick norms and processes should be laid down.on the other hand this is a practise

Sent by swati guha thakurta

the right to live decrees right to a fulfilled life. if under conditions of sound mind, a person wishes to terminate his/her own life, he/she should be free to do so, without exception.

Sent by vasant amin

euthanasia is permiteed in nation like india where literacy, poverty and other social evils are at its peak, may add to one more way to do things legally. it will be misused in present context in india if the laws is passed for euthanasia and it will be v

Sent by santosh thankachan

can be done as the end solution for failures of treatments. but has to be done purely in a legal and 3rd party supervised environment to aviod the misuse of this. but this kind of a act is not needed and its against the laws of nature

Sent by sudesh

yes it is important for people who have been up on,to have a dignified end.doctors and the next of kin should be the ones to decide.

Sent by pratibha srikanth

i think such acts can take a shape of a national crime hence such cases must be dealt with utmost secrecy and sensitivity such cases must be undertaken with the affiliciation of the prez

Sent by sena biswas

the decision to euthanase should be collective, involving the doctor,relations and the subject. however, while primacy of opinion shall be with the subject ( if in full control over senses at the given time),the law should be the ultimate arbitrar over th

Sent by j dias

the doctor in charge as well as the relatives should consult a legal advisor, better if every hospital has one. so that whatever is right is done, and there is no guilt for permitting it.

Sent by indira

in india caring ailing person involves lot of money. medication is a costly affair in this country and the one possess the terminal disease would opt for because, there is no point in spending the hard earned fortune for cure without knowing he/she will be

Sent by r balaji

euthanasia or mercy killing should be decided by the patient himself, unless the patient brain dead. after brain dead if the chances of recovery is less than 1%,then in that cases it should be decided by the next of kin.keeping person alive at the cost of

Sent by barnana mukhopadhyay@tcs.com

any person, in whatever state of health is a resource for the country, who has consumed many resources of the country for the life time. only the government/constitution/law should have right to decide on future of any resource. not a person, not any relat

Sent by keyuri

euthanasia should be permitted for terminally ill or otherwise disabled person only if she/he decides about it through a prior legal will or an affidavit in presence of two independent lawyers, - one of whom should be state appointed. there will be certain

Sent by pulak dhar

permitting mercy killing with the permission of self or on the advice of doctor in cases which does not even at the remote possible chance gives the patient any chance to live seems to be fine. this should also be guaranteed by the judiciary

Sent by baburaj. e

murcy killing should to taken only in shuch cases where a patient is indeed wants to take a deep sleep/when he or hers famely is not able to take care of them mentelly and fainancelly

Sent by rajesh.s.gouda

euthanasia is a very sensitive issue, and there is a chance of it being misused, if it is made legal in india. however, for the very select cases, i believe it can save a lot of trauma and distress for many patients, and their relatives. i believe that l

Sent by dr pallab rudra

i think mercy killing is a task where a helpless person can get rid from that paon which he can not bear, but we cant ignore this that it can be misuse in india, not only in india but in entire world, so when a person is going to commit assissted sucide th

Sent by gaurav chhabra

no way. we donot need it in our country for another 100 centuries.

Sent by kamathng

euthanasia can be legalised india with strict legal and medical supervision.

Sent by rajesh v helavar

1.)natural therapies should be done in these cases. 2.)governments should take the complete responsibilities rather having mercy feeling attitude. 3.)awareness among common man should be increased to give the support.

Sent by rahul kaura

in india, everybody is selfish. they have no hesitation to do such a crime for his/her own happiness.

Sent by sujatha m kurup

i think euthanasia should be made legal in india and all other countries. suhani

Sent by suhani

i o sure that euthanasia will be missused in india bcoz our laws are not that much streak and we dont have good facilities to track this kind of criminals who kills anybody and shows like euthanasia

Sent by kaushik

every hospital should have panel of doctors to decide.

Sent by sibabrata paul

this is india and we should always go through the pros and cons of our actions coz this kind of reform may give another platform to hide their misdeeds

Sent by shobhit

the whole point is the doctors were deemed to be the best placed to decidebcause of 4 overriding reasons 1) the role of an honest broket with no veted interests 2) technical knowledge ansd skill to either allieviate distress or/and alter ooutcomes of under

Sent by r.m

mercy killing should not be permitted unless n until its very inevitable. under any circumstances, assisted suicides / suicides never be allowed.

Sent by saranya

i think euthanasia is a very humane option. if there is a situation where the patient is in grave pain and all chances of him/her surviving are gone. however, due to the fact that there can be misuse, the doctor, next of kin and legal council should be i

Sent by natasha

one can understand the situation only if he/she tries to put himself/herself in the situation of a needy person looking for euthanasia.

Sent by sujatha

the suffering person and well-wishers and stake holders(doctors, lawyer) should make a decision.

Sent by kr

life is the most precious belonging a person has, i m of the opinion that we, the indians are not yet mature enough to handle this. reason being, corruption is deep routed in our system, not all but majority of professions are corrupt to the core. so it wo

Sent by priyam purohit

i agree with mercy killing as it can be terrible to suffer.

Sent by justin fontana

certain critical diseases needs to be identified and mercy killing should be permissible after a predefined period of contraction of disease. this needs to be certified by a board of doctors.

Sent by caushiq

according to me the mercy killing should be granted only to those people who are helpless and cannot do anything on their own. but it should not be more often and only in extreme cases it should be granted by the patients kin and doctor.

Sent by jayashree rout

there are many who suffer pain due to which the kin of the patients suffer due to financial and mental agony. tell me, if a patient is lying in the icu or whichever care unit, each day bill is handed over to the patients next who is burdened with the paym

Sent by usha

these kind of actions should be taken only in very critical cases and that too when person is not able to tolerate pain.

Sent by pratichi

euthanasia can be defined in same breath as mercy killing.but it must be left to the indiviual who want to use it.after due considertion with doctors if it is deemed fit then one can go for it.also the whole process must be done in eyes of laws so that cor

Sent by ashis kumar gupta

its very important for doctors and next of kins to decide on euthanasia together. the decison needs to be unanimous. it could be mentioned legally, and records maintained, but once legality becomes a deciding factor, it could drag on forever.

Sent by poornima iyer

i feel that euthasia should be permitted in select situations where the individual requests it or by the next of kin if the individual will not regain conciousness. however it should have a very high level of safeguards to avoid possible misuse.

Sent by vijayan v john

it should be allowed in india as pains cant be tolerated by the patients of incurable disease. it should be implemented through out the world

Sent by sendhil kumar

it is acceptable in the serious and prolong disease cases

Sent by pssomanath

india is a country where people always think of taking advantage / personal gains out of the system. it will definately be misutilised here as in india people are ready with the loopholes before the implementation of any rule.

Sent by v k chaturvedi

cases where a person has no chance of revival to normal stage should be considered only.

Sent by amit chakroborty

either doctor or next of kin can initiate the steps. but it should be decided by next of kin with consultation of the doctor. there should be a simple procedure to take legal approval and if the patient is in senses, needs to have his/her consent and then

Sent by arati

multipal opinion should be taken from different expert doctors to amke sure if this is curable by any chance before killing any person.

Sent by manindar

as you said, it can be severly misused in countries like india. we are not god to take anyones life.

Sent by arun udayakumar

i think there is no right of someone to extract someones life. i was years back i heard a story in a satsang. that can probably be corelated with the incident. the story follows as under:- once there were two friends and one of them knew well that his

Sent by sachin chawla

mercy killing should not be allowed.

Sent by rakesh bijewar

yea i think it sould be permited in india,under the consultaion of doctor and the leagal advice so that needed one lead a peaceful death.

Sent by puja mishra

the principle of euthanasia is lofty, and the practice of it among responsible peoples should be accepted. we in india on the other hand are worried about its misuse because we as a culture have long abandoned our ethics and are fearful that it would be i

Sent by b. sridhar

end of life issues are going to be a major concern in the following years. technology has reached a level where conditions which were considered untreated previously are being ameliorated. this is a great sign, but, it also can be a contentious issue when

Sent by tarun reddy

in a country where health facilities are so hard to come by, assigning already sparse resources to a person whom the doctors have already given up on may not be very feasible. agreed money can buy many things in life including the luxury of having an ill r

Sent by deepa dey

we force terminally ill people to suffer and live in agony when they themselves want to end their lives and put an end to their misery. as for the misuse part i am sure the government can find a fool proof mechanism to prevent any wrong being done.

Sent by shekhar das gupta

mercy killing is in my opinion a good concept. but the problem is that we are not going to take it and use it in proper way. we will be misusing it. so it should not be allowed in india. but i still suport this concept

Sent by abhishek singh

if the entire family can take the decission with legal advisors, i think there should not be the question or misuse. we need to strat thinking about poor/middle class people who suffer cancer,we all knew that cancer is dam painfull and not currable unless

Sent by hiranlal

euthanasia should be legalised in india, but with certain strict norms so tht in democratic country like india it should not be misused. in todays world where media is showing that doctors with fake degrees are actually doing business in the name of this p

Sent by neha nagpal

i support euthanasia. it can be misused sometimes but at times it becomes very difficult both for the patient and the kins to withstand the pain the patient is going through.if its certain that the pain is not going to subside and there can be no improveme

Sent by vishal anand

only for the reason that it could be misused in india,feel we shouldnt have the euthanasia option. else looking at certain cases which survive only mediacally, it would be ideal to chose the option of euthanasia.

Sent by shivaniya

i think mercy killing should be granted to a person for whom no hopes of treatment has been left by doctors. it should be only given on the assurence of doctors.

Sent by shalini

certainly this would be abused, and the decision regarding this should be taken strictly under the guidance of doctors and law enforcing authorities.

Sent by udaya

mercy killing must b introduced in india as u have seen th case of venkatesh who wasnts to die self but cant do n her mother i s also helpless to protect him so i request that mercy killing should b introduced but there should b some legal process so as th

Sent by amar nath ps

i think its illegal because to take ones life is not in our hands. in a religious point of view i feel its wrong.

Sent by nimmy koshy

i think only the doctor and the person on whom the patient is imediately dependent shud b given the right to decide

Sent by richa

when i support eutanasia - when it is decided by the doctors and the next of kin of the diseased, i dont support it to be allowed in india. in india, for want of money, down trodden people sell or compelled to sell their organs even when they are alive. so

Sent by bhuvanesh

this should be allowed but the rules should be strict and only on the basis of medical reports obtained from at least 3 different research centres with the opinion that the patient is suffering from the decease which is incurable and is a case of mercy kil

Sent by tejinder kaur

i strongly have a belief that..... all this shouild be let to the private individuval , his family and doctor to decide upon...... this can only appicable to the persons suffering from an uncurable ailment..... not for anyone else.... and councelling is ma

Sent by rajeshvar

no the action is not the the wwy to support the medical term. so theer should another way to leave them from unbearable pain

Sent by nishi bhat

i definetly support mercy killing but in a country like i fear it might be misused .

Sent by amrita

if people who are terminally ill and which induces them through a lot of pain and suffering, which is more painful than death itself thei i think its in the best interest of the patient that euthanasia be administered to the patient

Sent by a.sreevalli

mercy killing should be permited in terminally ill patients

Sent by nsm

disabled or people in coma or too old should be releaved from their and their kins pains.

Sent by sandeep

it is to be left to the person himself. there is no mistake in killing a human being as per his /her desire at the extreem circumstances and when it is decided by a doctor that furthur survival will be a burdon to the care takers and no purpose will be ac

Sent by sivasankar yadalam

it should not be encouraged

Sent by elizabeth

mercy killing or euthanasia should never be made legal in india. one should not lose hope.

Sent by df

mercy killing should be allowed but only after a judicial decision, which should be done at a faster pace.

Sent by deepak

if euthanasia becomes legal in india, i am sure the life expectency will reduce. children will use it on their aging parents to get the wealth in there control, for sure. we must have a system (not necessarily a legal system as even legal system in india

Sent by sandeep bhasin

mercy killing is helpful for terminal cases but people will miss use that. a special body of doctor and lawyer should permit such cases.

Sent by abhijit dutta

mercy killing should be banned, since we human beings cant assure life to a man to a man who may die in short time. so it is none of our business to decide the others death. we don,t know any thing about that what happens in future.so keep hope on future

Sent by jagadish mogaveera b

even after taking greatest care, if a patient, in the opinion of the doctor, cannot recover it is better to consider mercy killing.

Sent by parameshwar natarajan

people suffering from incurable/painful andwasting diseases should be given the liberty to decide their future.

Sent by pkdas

a panel consisting of 2 doctors 1 social activist 1 retired commossioned officer should be created and any such matter should be reffered to the panel for their approval.

Sent by deepak rajbhar

the first question in the survey is not clear enough to answer cause euthanasia becomes mercy killin only if the person consciously wishes to end her/his life. if some one else decides on behalf of the person then it could have been done for selfish reason

Sent by supriya

its a good thought but biggest disadvantage is that it has a very high probability of misuse

Sent by partho

if i cut mercy from mercy killing, then i get killing.in this same way, when i lose mercy, then i can do the remaining killing . i cant say that it can be misused in india. it is not the case to be decided by any other court or law. see patience, it is b

Sent by r.muthaliyappan

my opinion is that mercy killing should be there so that some anti social people will be gone.

Sent by nisha

euthanasia shld be legalised in cases of 1. terminal illness, specially in advancing age and when caretakers are not available 2. extreme old age and associated problems like alzhiemers disease, dementia, broken bones that cannot be healed and are painful

Sent by aneesha myles

dear sir, mercy killing should be with the consent of the patient who wish to die as he is no more interested in continuing his life with suffering. rgds madhavan

Sent by madhavan

try to save patients. we can not decide on behalf of god

Sent by rashmi

euthanesia is a very sensitive issue and every person being killed is close to someone so the decision should be taken fot the benefit of the person dying and not the family.

Sent by prerana

one should not encourage such act and the authority lies with god the creator !

Sent by varte

euthanasia becomes relevant as our old age population grows and given the social changes, the family support systems that existed earlier will start disappearing. hence it would be prudent that the subject while in his senses have the right to set the cond

Sent by sujith sudhakaran

with too many legal loop holes to hide, euthanasia can be very much miused here in india. india has to wait for a very long time to think on this, let alone passing a bill.

Sent by rajesh

mercy killing is not bad if the proper rules and regulations are in place before making it legal and these should be implimented strictly as a country like india is very much vulnerable to misuse of any good thing which can be manipulated in a bad way.

Sent by vipul sondhi

dieases like cancer,blindness,paralises kidneyfailure patient should be taken pity & i strongly believe that mercy killing should be given at the desire of patient.otherwise suicide is the best way to end the life.,

Sent by tatsat majmudar

euthencia is not appropriate for india as it could impact negatively.

Sent by rabi

it should never be allowed in country like india. as it will be misused to facilitate manmy other kinds of killings. will only encourage revenge killings in india.

Sent by deepak dagar

it should be made leagal for those who have no ray of hope of getting cured from some impeccable deseases. the reason for euthanasia should be valid. both doctors and councelars should be involved in the process. they should try to convince the person choo

Sent by shrikirti

if any body is suffering extremely, and no hope to recover then mercy killing is the best way to release him from pain but at the same time family members should be ready to accept this.

Sent by ms. t banerjee

sure it will be misused in india

Sent by prabhu

mercy killing must be legalised in order to allow many terminal patients to die peacefully rather than remain as vegetable.

Sent by kk moorthy

i strongly feel that a person will die according to the time set by god. why would there be miracles of recovery from illnesses.

Sent by salvina dias

it will surely be misused in india,however the decision should be taken by the doctors and then take permission from law,only then should it be processed.

Sent by sindhu

if the person who is suffering badly thinks that he/she cant take it any more then only it should be practised provided death is confirmed for the patient. it can also be misused hence it should better not be used in india because india is very much corru

Sent by shreenath nair

anybody can decide, however this can be legalised by setting up team of professionals

Sent by hari

in very extreme case, this should be premitted. honestly, it is very painful for the family members to see their loved one suffer. i do believe that proper advice from the docs should be taken, & even from lawyers to prevent misuse.

Sent by anita p attavar

in my opinion, euthanasia should be decided by the patient himself if he is mentally in command of his situation.if he is not in a condition to decide then a panel of doctors should judge his condition and if they feel that he is beyond medical help then s

Sent by cdkalelkar

mercy killing should only be allowed only at the wish of the patient and if he is not in a position to say the next of the kind should be given a say about it ...

Sent by divesh chanana

its fine of person who is close to death.and himself feeling as burden on his/her family..

Sent by uday kumar

the misuse will out weighs the minimal succor it may provide to the genuine needy.

Sent by dr.lambodar sahoo

i had read a very beautiful article about a doctor and his patient and how she decided to take the bold step of going ahead with euthanasia,my perecption about euthanasia changed alot after that!i believe that though this has many legal and other aspects

Sent by ambica

as per my opinion it is not bad unless & until the victim, his/her relatives are ready for that. but it should not be misused it is for one who is tired of treatment & now there is no option left.it doesnt mean that one should avoid old parents & relativr

Sent by aditi shrivastava

given the current state of affairs in india where a person could be pronounced mentally unstable without even examining him... the reasons for euthanasia can be easily faked, making it just another weapon for the miscreants.

Sent by siddharth

euthanasia is a hot debate. its now time for the indian government to really have a firm decision about it. india is a country where lot of poor people die beacause of poor financial condition. they do suffer a lot before the death. well, it seems like

Sent by rahul hege

it has to decided case to case consiting of a team including doctors and the kin. and based on a legal advice and recommendation

Sent by babu mathew

when the disease is un curable and the same is established by doctors. it should be left to kiths& kins to take a decesion about euthanasia.it becomes un bearable for relatives and friends to bear with the pain of the parents and emotionally attached peop

Sent by blraina

we are hearing news normal people are given psychiatric drugs to spoil the normal functioning of brain to kill people slowly. in some cases forcefully changing people mentally out order to kill then indirectly. if mercy killing becomes legal it will be as

Sent by sharon

merci killing should be the last option that should be decided by a panal of doctors and the decision should be impartial. possibility of misuse should be avoided.

Sent by mahadevan

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