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The Right to Freedom
On 9 March, 2...
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On 9 March, 2018, the Supreme Court of India gave legal sanction to passive euthanasia. It also permitted the execution of the living will of patients who were in a state of irreversible coma. It concluded that the right of an individual to refuse medical treatment was unconditional. Which among the following fundamental rights relates to the concept of 'passive euthanasia'?

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Right to Liberty
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Right to Life
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Right to Constitutional Remedies
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Right to Freedom
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The correct option is D Right to Freedom
The word 'euthanasia' means good death. Passive euthanasia implies the refusal to medical treatment to a patient in a vegetative state. Euthansia was considered as a way to upheld the 'Right to Life' by honouring the 'Right to Die with Dignity'.Article 21 embodies the right to life as a natural right. It prevents encroachment upon personal liberty and deprivation of life. Articles 19-22 deals with the 'Right to Freedom'. Thus, passive euthanasia relates to the 'Right to Freedom'.

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