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Attempt to Commit Suicide: Permissible?
Posted by: Amit Abhyankar on: September 3, 2008
Did you know that attempt to commit suicide is punishable in India at present? It is… under section 309 of the Indian Penal Code. But now the Law Commission has proposed to delete the section thereby decriminalizing the act of suicide attempt.
The Law Commission had recommended this reform way back in 1971 and had also [...]
Legalizing Mercy Killing
Posted by: Amit Abhyankar on: September 3, 2008
“Life does not mean mere animal existence”, Supreme Court has observed in plethora of cases and this view got a deserving support from the country’s Law Commission, when it decided on June 29 that they would further the recommendation of legalizing euthanasia (mercy Killing) in favour of those who are terminally ill.
The Law Commission makes [...]
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