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Ex-chess champ can't donate his organs
December 16, 2004 15:13 IST
A Communist Party of India member of Parliament on Thursday made a strong case for legalising mercy killings.
Referring to 25-year old former chess champion, K Venkatesh, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, S Sudhakar Reddy said the government must come forward with a comprehensive Euthanasia Act.
Euthanasia is the act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition.
Venkatesh and his mother K Sujatha's plea that the former's organs be allowed to be harvested has been rejected by the Andhra Pradesh high court.
The court ruled that the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1995, has no provision to allow individuals to donate organs before they are brain-dead.
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Sub: Organ donation
Who says that the Act does not permit human beings to donate organs before they are brain dead. If so then how do so many ...
Posted by Alok Govil
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Sub: HERO-K.VENKATESH
16.12.2004. K.Venkatesh is a realhero and not a make believe hero that we see in movies. His Mother can be easily termed as today's Mother ...
Posted by UPENDRA KASID
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Sub: Mercy Killing should be legalised
In my opinion mercy killing should be legalised. The law should define the term "Terminal Illness" and the diseases coming under this and should propose ...
Posted by Bhaswati Jhumni
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