This document discusses the debate around legalizing euthanasia in India. It notes that while many religions view human life as precious, prolonged suffering can make life a burden. The document examines how human lives are often assigned economic values based on earnings, and questions who will care for those who are helpless without support. Both sides of the euthanasia debate are presented, with some advocating for patient choice and dignity in death, while others see it as akin to suicide or playing God. The document concludes by arguing that legalizing euthanasia with strict safeguards could help reduce suffering for terminally ill patients like Aruna Shanbaug, and that India could learn from places where it is already legal.

1. WHO TAKES CARE OF OUR LIFE - IS Euthanasia A SOLUTION?
The potency of life (or cost of life) is an economic value assigned to life in general, or to
specific living organisms. In social and political sciences, it is the marginal cost of death
prevention in a certain class of circumstances In many studies the value also includes the
quality of life, the expected life time remaining, as well as the earning potential of a given
person especially for an after the fact payment in lawsuits for wrongful death.
(WIKIPEDIA) I was reading the Case of Shanbag who passed away at KEM Hospital,
after a great human suffering for many decades, we read many articles on human
suffering created by wrong Governmental policies, lack of concern for co humans If I look
at the political conflicts the content is more of self-appraisal than the realities to human
suffering, India passes through great challenges with mass of many people How much is
a human life worth? It’s a question very few of us have had to answer, in this process
everybody takes advantage to their cause many religions say the human life is precious
and however the question remains how much we are worth, How much is a human life
worth? That’s not a question anyone ever wants to attempt to answer, yet it’s one that
requires a response, Today our lives are calculated on the basis of our earnings as we
are a commodity and just not human anymore in the changing economy. One way to
calculate the value of a human life is to look at how much more money a worker earns for
doing a risky job, if I just look at migrating labor they have just become the human
instruments to earn little money risking lives to little food and shelter. The question
remains who will take of life when we are really unwell, helpless without any iota of
support if I just look the public system of health care in India it will certainly drive us to
depression. Many groups of people prose and oppose euthanasia, A rising debate arises
on right to die, Euthanasia in Greek means “good death”. It is defined as the practice of
intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. People advocating the
right to life would criticize it to the nail, trying to justify that taking away one’s life is like
overreaching one’s power, similar to sinning against God, whose beautiful gift is life.
Euthanasia is not a new concept with respect to Indian culture. This practice was
prevalent in ancient times, and references could be found in Mahabharata, wherein
Bhishma has the blessing of “iccha mrityu”.
But when this beautiful gift turns to be a burden, a prolonged misery, isn’t it necessary to
put an end to it rather than to continue the intense pain and suffering? Euthanasia should
not be confused with suicide. Euthanasia is strictly related to ending one’s physical
suffering. Euthanasia, in the simplest terms, is mercy killing for those patients for whom
there is no end to their pain; it’s a blessing for those who wish for a dignified death rather
than prolonged suffering. Legalizing Euthanasia is a difficult terrain to walk in, and to
prevent its abuse, strictest measures need to be taken. Legalizing euthanasia would
come as blessing for people like Aruna Shanbaug, a rape survivor who has been in
persistent vegetative state for the past 37 years – or should we turn a blind eye to the
problem of terminally ill patients and force them into the dungeon? We can seek
examples from nations like Switzerland, Albania and Belgium, where Euthanasia is
already legalize
I sincerely feel our Medical profession is nor more human is it not that the Doctors are not
paid many are too greedy and no time to listen to suffer human suffering, today aged

2. parents and near relatives are great burden and few wishes to share little of the matters, I
wish the true debate will arise in future on degenerating human values and right die can
be a fundamental right as happened in Gay marriages, as In democracy if it is supported
many it is law, I sincerely support Euthanasia “Death is not a sudden happening, but an
inevitable end. In this culture, we always planned- prepared for a conscious exit and
when matters really go wrong few care takers, the life of Arun Shanbag is supported by
many and what about a helpless man or neglected women in our Indian society
Ref Why We Should Support Legalization of Euthanasia in India”
Dr.T.V.Rao MD Professor of Microbiology Freelance writer