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Euthanasia seeking dystrophy patient passes away
December 17, 2004 09:56 IST
Last Updated: December 17, 2004 10:30 IST
The degenerative muscular dystrophy patient K Venkatesh, who had sought euthanasia, passed away in Hyderabad on Friday morning. The 25-year-old was on life support system in Global Hospital. He died at around 5 am, hospital sources said. His eyes were donated after his death but no other organ could be transplanted as the former chess player had been on a ventilator for a long period.  | Also Read | | |
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His mother and sister were by his side when the end came.His mother Sujatha had appealed to the Andhra Pradesh high court seeking euthanasia to allow her son to donate his organs. The court had earlier rejected her appeal but on Thursday ordered setting up of a committee to reconsider the matter.
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Sub: euthnesia
i think euthnesia should be legalise because a person who suffring from incurable deases and there are no ray of hope for living a good ...
Posted by lokesh bisht
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Sub: To venkatesh's mother
i want to contact to vankatesh's mother. i want to speak to her little about venkatesh and his disease as i am suffering from the ...
Posted by shivshankar gupta
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Sub: Sad Demise
May the soul rest in peace.
Posted by Observer
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Sub: Euthanesia seeking dystrophy patient passes away
Firstly, my condolences to the family. Overcoming the grief of the death of a young son is not easy. Secondly, the sensational headline is a ...
Posted by Litty
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Sub: Mr Venkatesh\\\'s wishes
It is an highly magnanimous thought that the organs of his is donated and it very noble a thought of the great mother to move ...
Posted by ramesh n
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