Understanding Advanced Medical Directive/ Living Wills
Learn all about end of life choice
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Date
IST 11:30 AM
Time
Bangalore International Centre
Location
65 Seats Left
Seating Capacity
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Description
An Advance Medical Directive (AMD) (usually misunderstood as a LIVING WILL) recognizes the right of a person to choose the nature of medical treatment that he/she would like to be withheld. It is an extension of the principle of the right to die with dignity. An AMD is a person's advanced exercise of autonomy on the subject of the level of medical intervention they intend to accept on their own body at a time when they may not be able to express their views. The objective and intent of AMD are to convey a person's medical care preferences if they lose their ability to make decisions.
In March 2018, the Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgement, recognized the right of a terminally ill person to execute an Advance Medical Directive. AMD helps in protecting basic human autonomy, while also shedding light on the concept of dignity in death. However, it is still a new concept in India and early last year the Supreme Court modified its guidelines for the execution of the Living Will.
This session by Mr. Shiv Kumar will delve into the
Advanced Medical Directive and will examine the ingredients of an AMD, its
legal nuances, how and when it can be made, and its consequences. It would also
enable a discussion of barriers that impact the efficacy of the AMD
What's Included
Speaker or Facilitator details
Shiv Kumar
Host Name
Shiv Kumar is a Senior Advocate with over 50 years of
active practice at the Karnataka High Court. He established the Elders Helpline
over 18 years ago at the Police Commissioners? Office to render pro bono legal
services to the have-nots of society.
Being a Certified Mediator, and a Master Trainer in Mediation, which is a statutorily
recognised Alternative Dispute
Resolution Mechanism both in Family Law and Commercial Law he is committed to
Mediation as a tool for conflict resolution as it successfully dispenses the
need to seek legal redress in a Court of Law.
Apart from being a certified
Mediator he is also a designated Master Trainer at the Bangalore Mediation
Centre which is an initiative of the High Court of Karnataka. He authored a
draft legislation exclusively for Elders that was presented for public
discussion and the existing Law has drawn substantially from such legislation.
He has also been a part of the Committee that has recommended amendments to the
existing Maintenance Act.
Aside from his
professional pursuits he is a Theatre artist and has acted and directed several
plays in English. He has acted in Hindi and Kannada TV serials.
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Have been attending some of their well curated and excellent zoom sessions. This will be the first in person one.