Under Which Section A Person Could Be Arrested For Killing A Sick Person
Euthanasia is not a new concept which has been unknown to mankind. In the ancient Greece and Rome civilisations, helping others to put an end to their lives was allowed in some situations. The word euthanasia is composed of words from the Greek terms “eu” and “thanatos” which mean “good death” or “easy death”. It is also termed as Mercy Killing. It literally means to put a person to painless death especially when he or she has been going through incurable suffering or when life has become purposeless due to mental or physical handicap. Classification of Euthanasia Euthanasia could be classified into two categories (a) Active euthanasia and (b) Passive Euthanasia. Active euthanasia could be understood as a positive merciful act to end sufferings and a meaningless existence of a person. It could be understood as an act of COMMISSION, say for example by giving huge doses of drugs to hasten death. Passive Euthanasia also known as negative euthanasia could be understood as not u...