New Delhi, March 24 -- : Harish Rana, the first person in India permitted passive euthanasia, passed away at AIIMS Delhi, according to sources on Tuesday.
On March 11, the Supreme Court of India permitted the withdrawal of medical treatment for 32-year-old Harish Rana from Ghaziabad, who had been in a vegetative state for 13 years with almost no chance of recovery.
Ashok Rana, father of Harish Rana said, "We have been fighting for this. No parents would ever want such a situation for their son. We have been pursuing this case for the past three years. He will be taken to AIIMS. He was a topper at Punjab University."Passive euthanasia is the act of withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining medical treatment, allowing a patient with no rea...