In the re-drafted bill on the withdrawal of medical life
support, the Union Health Ministry has proposed that the hospitals will have to
set up approval committees to vet cases of passive euthanasia and any
distortion of facts before such panels may lead to a maximum of 10 years in
jail and up to Rs 1 crore as fine, and the panels will also decide on the
execution of 'living wills', which are a written statement detailing a
patient's desire regarding future medical treatment, including whether to cease
it, in circumstances where they are no longer able to express informed consent.
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