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January 1, 2017
TEDx Darwin: Philip Nitschke on Why Elderly Deserve Lethal Drugs
If euthanasia – a good death – is a civil right, should not the elderly be provided with the means to end their lives when and if they choose. This is the subject of Dr Philip Nitschke’s controversial & thought-provoking TEDx presentation, from Darwin in August 2016. Philip’s address is now available online. Philip’s TEDx […]
December 4, 2016
Philip Nitschke launches ‘militant’ campaign unrestricted adult access to euthanasia
The voluntary euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke has launched a “militant” campaign to push for unrestricted adult access to a peaceful death. Nitschke announced the launch of Exit Action on Sunday morning, describing the new organisation as a subgroup of Exit International, which campaigns, runs workshops and distributes information on voluntary euthanasia. Exit Action said it […]
October 25, 2016
The VSED Exit
The VSED Exit: A Way to Speed Up Dying, Without Asking Permission reports the New York Times Del Greenfield had endured repeated bouts of cancer over four decades, yet kept working as a peace activist in Portland, Ore., into her 80s. “She was a powerful force,” said her daughter, Bonnie Reagan. But in 2007, Ms. […]
August 29, 2016
Are we asking the wrong question on Dying with Dignity?
Dr Deb Campbell, Rationalist Society of Australia
Television producer and performer Andrew Denton has provided us all with some useful and important information about voluntary euthanasia in his podcast series and book, and has asked some interesting questions. Unfortunately they are not the questions about dying with dignity that actually need to be answered. Andrew is proposing a bureaucratic, literally tortuous process […]
August 28, 2016
Controversial Belgian Psychiatrist at Exit Conference
Controversial Belgian Psychiatrist, Dr Lieve Thienpont, was one of three international keynote speakers at Exit’s 20th anniversary conference at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne on 22 September. A graduate of the University of Ghent, since 2011 Dr Thienpont has been a founding member of the Life Ending Information Forum at the Free University […]
June 27, 2016
Good Luck to Jay Franklin & VEP in 2 July Election
Exit’s Social Media Manager, Jay Franklin, is running against anti-euthanasia bigot, Kevin Andrews, in the Victorian seat of Menzies in the 2016 Australian Federal Election. On Election day, all Australians should remember that it was Kevin Andrews who brought down the Northern Territory’s Rights of the Terminally Ill Act. Now it’s time to ‘dumb Kevin’! […]
May 3, 2016
Dutch Euthanasia Cases Rise in 2015
The number of euthanasia cases increased by 4 percent last year. A total of 5,516 people died by euthanasia in 2015, according to the annual report by the five regional euthanasia review committees, ANP reports. The most common reason for euthanasia to be requested was cancer. The number of granted euthanasia requests due to dementia […]
April 23, 2016
New 2016 Print Edition – Peaceful Pill Handbook Out Now
Three 2016 Edition Choices: Paperback Color Edition Paperback Black White Edition Hard Back, Full Color, Large Font Coffee Table Edition Special Features of the Coffee Table Peaceful Pill Handbook Full Color Hardback Gloss Print Large Font A4 Size Note – the Coffee Table Edition is a custom order. This means it is print-on-demand, printed one […]
April 23, 2016
Hard Back, Large Font, Coffee Table Edition of Peaceful Pill Handbook – Now Available
In 2016, Exit has published three entirely new versions of The Peaceful Pill Handbook. These print books compliment the ground-breaking online edition The Peaceful Pill eHandbook. Want to impress your friends & have a intriguing talking point on your coffee table at home? Don’t look past the new Coffee Table Edition. Note – the Coffee […]
April 17, 2016
Exit 20th Anniversary ROTI Conference: 22-23 September 2016
On 22 – 23 September at the State Library of Victoria, Exit International held a brilliant 20th anniversary conference. The conference marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Darwin man Bob Dent. On this day in 1996, Bob, suffering from prostate cancer, was the first person in the world to receive a legal, lethal, […]