A pensioner who said she was “tired” of her life and “suffering from intense pain” has requested Karnataka High Court that she be allowed to end her life, according to newspaper reports today.

off-switch_by_Spoon-Monkey Aruna Ramachandra Shanbaug’s right to live with dignity by not force feeding her comatose body of 36 years has yet again brought into sharp focus the legality and morality of euthanasia after the apex court admitted a plea on merits yesterday (18 December). Yesterday’s Tim...