Bengaluru, Jan. 31 -- The Karnataka Health Department has passed a historic order to implement the Supreme Court's directive regarding patients' "Right to Die" with dignity. This move aims to benefit terminally ill patients with no hope of recovery or those in a persistent vegetative state, allowing for the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment when no longer beneficial.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Karnataka minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said, "My Karnataka Health Department, @DHFWKA (Department of Health and Family Welfare Services - Govt. of Karnataka), passes a historic order to implement the Supreme Court's directive for a patient's Right to Die with dignity. This will immensely benefit those who are terminally ill with no hope ...