The Procedures
The procedures are simple and easy to follow and they are given separately.
Documents
The application is a standard letter empowering a relative/friend to advise the
attending physician to start proceedings in compliance of the patients will & desire.
(You may consult your physician & lawyers in case of doubt).
This can be typed on a Bond Paper or ordinary paper. It should be witnessed by two independent
witnesses
Your (consultant) Physician certifying that the patient is in good normal health & mental condition
as normal & regular. This witness signature should be certified by a Notary Public or any Gazetted
Officer. Copies of this will be delivered to the executer or, consulting family doctor and the city’s administrators who are required to keep all records in store.
Officer. Copies of this will be delivered to the executer or, consulting family doctor and the city’s administrators who are required to keep all records in store.
In the event of any action to be taken, all concerned to be informed. For a long period of time almost all nations were not prepared to legislate or make suitable procedures to terminate life of patient who are terminally ill or have turned into a vegetative state. The process was cumbersome and with the Hon. Supreme Court 2018 and 2003 orders most of the work, especially in Living Will have become simple. India had another issue, attempt to commit suicide was a criminal offence. It is the Aruna Shanbaug case where the patient was kept alive for 42 years and with this case the Hon. Supreme Court approved the Euthanasia with its set of procedures and also simplified procedures for Living Will
Supreme Court published final order on Euthanasia in 2018.
A lot of learning and improvements and a few slip ups were noticed by Supreme Court came with a new amended order which simplified the procedure and helped to make an Advance Medical Directives easy to implement.
It has become possible to file Living Will and proceed to complete the procedure. Everywhere the Custodian is supposed to maintain these reports, Living Will copy and release for action when required.
Supreme Court’s order came in January 2023 and now that confirmation for administration has come in implementation. Several million people who can execute Living Will. But it is difficult to reach all the potential and deliver this message to all 40 to 80.
