So it goes. Hard on the heels of the Aruna Shambaug case in India, which precipitated the Indian Supreme Court to open the door for euthanasia, is another patient asking to die - read all the reasons, and see how in impoverished countries euthanasia is an awfully attractive option.
Impoverished heart patient seeks euthanasia
Suffering from abject poverty and excruciating pains, a bed-ridden woman in Ganjam district has requested to be granted euthanasia.
Jhunu Behera (38), a resident of K Barida village under Beguniapada block, has sought permission from President Pratibha Patil and Odisha governor M C Bhandare to be allowed to die. "I don't want to give any more trouble to my family members, I just want to die," said the mother of four in a recent letter to the President. more
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