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Aruna Shanbaug: 42 Years in PVS, Her Euthanasia Case Shaped India's Right to Die Law

Aruna Shanbaug: 42 Years in PVS, Her Euthanasia Case Shaped India's Right to Die Law

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News18•11-03-2026, 14:36

Aruna Shanbaug: 42 Years in PVS, Her Euthanasia Case Shaped India's Right to Die Law

•Aruna Shanbaug, a Mumbai nurse, was brutally attacked in 1973, leaving her in a Permanent Vegetative State (PVS) for 42 years.
•Journalist Pinki Virani filed a 2009 petition for Aruna's euthanasia, which was opposed by the hospital nurses who cared for her.
•The Supreme Court rejected Aruna's euthanasia plea in 2011 but legally recognized Passive Euthanasia in India.
•Passive Euthanasia allows removal of life support for incurable patients with court permission, a landmark decision influenced by Aruna's case.
•Aruna Shanbaug passed away in 2015; her attacker, Sohanlal Valmiki, served only 7 years for attempted murder and theft.

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