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Dhvani Mehta

Dhvani Mehta is the co-founder of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and leads its work on health and medical law. She works on legal and ethical issues related to end-of-life care and palliative care and has appeared in the Supreme Court of India in Common Cause v Union of India in 2017 and 2024.

Public Health
The Right to Die with Dignity: The ‘What’ and the ‘How’ of the Karnataka Orders

The recent Karnataka orders promise the right to die with dignity. Does this mean euthanasia has been legalized in Karnataka?

Public Health
Advancing the Law for Advance Medical Directives

Explore how India's legal landscape impacts palliative care and end-of-life choices, with a call to action for legal advocacy and awareness on advance medical directives to empower patients’ rights.