All the savings were spent on the treatment, please grant euthanasia to the son… Why did the Supreme Court reject the petition of the parents

New Delhi: Can a parent demand euthanasia for their son? It may sound a little strange but a couple from Delhi has made such a request. With great pain and a heavy heart, they filed a petition in the Supreme Court and requested euthanasia for their 30-year-old son. They said in their petition that it has been more than 11 years, their son is in a vegetative state. he/she is somehow alive through the medical support system. However, the son’s treatment is expensive, all their savings were spent in it. Doctors have also not expressed any hope of his/her recovery.

Know what the Supreme Court said

Tired of this, the parents approached the Supreme Court with a plea for euthanasia for their son. However, the Supreme Court rejected their demand and dismissed the petition. Understanding the pain of the elderly parents, the Supreme Court asked the government in this regard whether they could make any arrangements for the care of this patient? The Supreme Court further said that we cannot allow ‘Passive Euthanasia’ because he/she is not on life support system, even though he/she is being fed through a Ryle’s tube.

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Why did the parents ask for euthanasia for their son

The whole case is related to the only son of Delhi resident Ashok Rana (62) and Nirmala Devi (55). he/she has been in critical condition for the last 11 years. It so happened that in the year 2011, the 30-year-old youth was studying civil engineering in Mohali. During that time, he/she got seriously injured in an accident. he/she went into a vegetative state. Since then, he/she is in the same condition. According to the doctors, there is no hope of his/her recovery. This elderly couple has exhausted all their savings while treating their son. Now the doctors have also given up. In such a situation, when there was no hope of their son’s recovery, the parents appealed to the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court therefore dismissed the petition

In the petition filed in the Supreme Court, the parents said that their son should be allowed ‘Passive Euthanasia’. The parents have pleaded with the Supreme Court to allow their son to remove the ‘Ryles tube’ that carries food from the nose to the stomach. They argue that this will relieve their son from pain. However, the Supreme Court has rejected their argument. However, the Supreme Court said that removing the Ryles tube is not euthanasia. If the Ryles tube is removed, the patient will die of hunger. ‘Passive Euthanasia’ is a different thing. The Ryles tube is not a life saving system. However, the Supreme Court has not completely washed its hands off the matter. The court has asked the central government whether there is any institution to take care of this patient who can take responsibility for him/her.

The Supreme Court gave special instructions to the Center

The Supreme Court said that this is a very sad case. The parents have been struggling for 13 years and now they cannot afford the medical expenses of their son. Please find out if any institution can take care of this person. The Supreme Court further said that we cannot allow ‘Passive Euthanasia’ because he/she is not on life support system, even if he/she is being fed through a Ryles tube. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra of the Supreme Court took up this matter when the victim’s parents approached the Supreme Court against the decision of the Delhi High Court. The Delhi High Court had rejected the victim’s parents’ demand for ‘Passive Euthanasia’ i.e. euthanasia.