Tuesday, Dec 21, 2004
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Sir, — This refers to the denial of request for euthanasia (Dec.18). The hue and cry over euthanasia has once again come up for discussion. Venkatesh's case is an eye opener about the lacunae in the existing laws. Since euthanasia is not recognised under Indian law, the patient was denied the right to transplant his vital organs. This situation is better tackled in the United States. "The timing of death once a matter of fate is now a matter of choice." So wrote Justice William Brennan in the 1990 landmark Supreme Court case in Cruzan versus Missouri. After the Cruzan case was decided, the attendant publicity caused a groundswell that moved Congress in 1990 to pass the Patient Self Determination Act. Responsibility must be shouldered by the Government to fill the gaps in existing human organ transplantation laws.
Karol C. Thomas,
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