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April 17, 2017
Tributes flow for Canadian man who lobbied for assisted-dying rights for mentally ill
A Windsor man who urged the federal government to legalize doctor-assisted dying for people like himself with mental illness has taken his own life. Adam Maier-Clayton’s mother, Margaret Maier, said in a Facebook post she was “devastated” that her “beautiful son” had committed suicide. “My son has been on a campaign for several years now […]
March 27, 2017
Assisted dying group create app for testing purity of euthanasia drugs
i News (The Independent), Paul Gallagher
An assisted dying advocacy group has developed an app to test the purity of euthanasia drugs purchased online, i can reveal. A growing number of elderly people are buying drugs, such as Nembutal, from abroad but are concerned about their quality, the director of Exit International said. Philip Nitschke, the controversial Australian medic known as […]
January 22, 2017
What If Steven McDonald’s Last 30 Years Hadn’t Happened?
Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review
Some years ago — in 2001 — I interviewed Dr. Philip Nitschke, an international advocate for assisted suicide, based in Australia. He was candid during the course of the interview, admitting that the option to “give away” life should ultimately be available to “anyone who wants it, including the depressed, the elderly bereaved, [and] the […]
January 22, 2017
Most Kiwis support euthanasia for those with painful, incurable diseases
Just 12 per cent of Kiwis are completely opposed to the legalisation of assisted dying, according to a University of Auckland study. In a survey of 15,822 people, 66 per cent supported euthanasia as a legal means of ending the lives of people with painful, incurable diseases. “There is strong public support for euthanasia when people are […]
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 […]